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It was argued that the various “gay marriage” amendments that right wingers would propose, and then overwhelmingly pass, might affect other relations as well. The thinking was that often these amendments did much more than simply define marriage. They included other language forbidding legal recognition .

For example, one version of the federal marriage amendment contains two sentences. The first defines marriage as between a man and a woman. Which is often what right wingers are complaining about. The second forbids courts from recognizing the “legal incidents of marriage” if they apply to non-married people. Not just gays. But all non-married people.

Via Feminste we get this story that confirms this:

In late August, Ohio’s Citizens for Community Values (CCV), a right-wing organization devoted to promoting “Judeo-Christian moral values,” filed an amicus brief on behalf of an alleged domestic abuser. For the past 25 years, Ohio’s domestic violence law has covered married couples as well as unmarried and divorced individuals. According to CCV, such protections run afoul of Ohio’s DOMA, which bars the state from recognizing any legal status for unmarried people that “intends to approximate the design, qualities, significance or effect of marriage.” If CCV has their way, “persons living as a spouse” (i.e. unmarried, live-in partners) would no longer be protected under Ohio’s domestic violence statute.