In North Carolina , Fort Bragg spouse club bars same-sex wife of a lieutenant colonel . The club told Ashley Broadway that without a military ID card , she was ineligible to join . Some of the other federal benefits that are available to married heterosexual couples but are denied to same-sex spouses include insurance and survivor 's benefits . She sued the city and won in court. `` It 's discrimination , '' says an official with Blue Star Families , a national military family group .
In North Carolina , Fort Bragg spouse club bars same-sex wife of a lieutenant colonel . The club told Ashley Broadway that without a military ID card , she was ineligible to join . She sued the city and won in court. `` It 's discrimination , '' says an official with Blue Star Families , a national military family group .