Marriage Equality
Social Security Paying Survivor Benefits to Married Gay, Lesbian Couples
Social Security Paying Survivor Benefits to Married Gay, Lesbian Couples

The Social Security Administration has started paying widows' and widowers' claims to surviving partners in legally recognized same-sex marriages.
Sunnivie Brydum
Sunnivie is the managing editor of The Advocate, and an award-winning journalist whose passion is covering the politics of equality and elevating the unheard stories of our community. Originally from Colorado, she and her spouse now live in Los Angeles, along with their three fur-children: dogs Luna and Cassie Doodle, and "Meow Button" Tilly.
Sunnivie is the managing editor of The Advocate, and an award-winning journalist whose passion is covering the politics of equality and elevating the unheard stories of our community. Originally from Colorado, she and her spouse now live in Los Angeles, along with their three fur-children: dogs Luna and Cassie Doodle, and "Meow Button" Tilly.
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