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Oklahoma National Guard reverses stance, will not give benefits to same sex couples

The Oklahoma National Guard will no longer process benefit requests from same-sex couples.

The policy reversal comes after the Guard was notified by Governor Mary Fallin's office that doing so violates state law banning gay marriage.

Oklahoma now joins Texas and Mississippi in not allowing benefits for same-sex couples because of the states' gay-marriage bans.

Several other states ban gay marriage are following the Pentagon's directive. Only one Oklahoma National Guard soldier has inquired about receiving benefits for her same-sex partner, but she didn't have a valid marriage license from one of the states that authorizes same-sex marriages according to Col. Max Moss said in early September.

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