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By Rolynda Jonathan
The U.S Supreme Court this week handed down two landmark rulings on same sex marriage. The Court ruled that a portion of the U.S. Defense of Marriage Act, which denies federal benefits to same sex couples, is unconstitutional. In addition, the court is also dismissed a case overturned a lower court decision striking down marriage law in California, ultimately allowing same sex marriages to continue in the state. The landmark rulings are being echoed in Guam, a U.S. territory. In Guam, former Chief Justice of the Guam Supreme Court told Pacific Daily News that gay couples working in the federal government will now get benefits locally. He anticipates there could be a lawsuit locally in the Supreme Court that he hopes some couple will take up to determine same sex marriage. Guam’s Alternative Lifestyle Association issued a statement following the Supreme Court rulings saying, “The court’s ruling pushes the struggle for relationship equality forward and maintains our shared and cherished values of equality and equal protection for all under the law, regardless of who you are and who you love.”