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Vt. Reacts to Supreme Court's Support Of Same-Sex Marriage

AP/Toby Talbot

Thurs 6/27/13 at Noon & 7PM:  Wednesday morning's Supreme Court ruling that struck down the Defense of Marriage Act was greeted with a lot of official comments and analysis. Thursday on Vermont Edition, we hear the reactions of Vermonters, who have been at the center of the debate since the state's own court case over marriage rights in 1997.

We hear how Vermont's state law will now allow with federal law around Social Security benefits, legal rights, immigration status and tax benefits. And we hear the personal reactions of Vermont couples to the ruling. Our guests are attorney Eileen Blackwood, and Greg Trulson and Willie Docto, a Waterbury couple who've been advocates for Vermont's same-sex marriage law.

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Also in the program, a court ruling and a new law are two developments this spring that strengthen the chances that Vermont women will be paid the same as men who doing similar jobs.   Cary Brown, executive director of the Vermont Commission on Women, joins us to explain.

And, the sounds of organ music can be heard more than usual this week. The Organ Historical Society is holding its annual meeting in Vermont June 24-29.

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