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Alaska denied Permanent Fund dividend to same-sex spouses for years despite court rulings


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Alaska wrongly denied some same-sex spouses Permanent Fund dividends for years by claiming their unions were not recognized even after courts struck down gay marriage bans, court documents obtained by The Associated Press show.
The agency that determines eligibility for the PFD, which is paid to nearly all Alaska residents, denied a payout for same-sex spouses or dependents of military members stationed in other states for five years after a federal court invalidated Alaska’s ban on same-sex marriage in 2014, the documents show. The practice also persisted after the Supreme Court legalized the unions nationwide in 2015.
In one email from July 2019, a same-sex spouse living out of state with his military husband was denied a check because “unfortunately the state of Alaska doesn’t recognize same sex marriage yet,” employee Marissa Requa wrote to a colleague, ending the sentence with a frowning face emoji. ....

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Alaska denied oil check benefits to gay couples, dependents


Alaska denied benefits to gay couples despite court rulings
MARK THIESSEN, Associated Press
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1of3FILE - In this June 26, 2015 file photo, a man holds a U.S. and a rainbow flag outside the Supreme Court in Washington after the court legalized gay marriage nationwide. Court documents show the state of Alaska for years maintains a discriminatory policy that denied some same-sex spouses benefits by wrongly claiming gay marriage was not recognized in Alaska, long after courts ordered they be recognized.Jacquelyn Martin/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3A man sits on a bench across the street from the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend office in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. Court documents show the state of Alaska for years maintains a discriminatory policy that denied some same-sex spouses benefits by wrongly claiming gay marriage was not recognized in Alaska, long after courts ordered they be recognized. The Perman ....

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