A lesbian couple sued the Department of Veterans Affairs last year . Former Staff Sgt . `` The denial of benefits to spouses in same-sex marriages is not rationally related to any ... military purposes , '' the judge wrote . Susan Cooper - Harris wanted custody for her wife . With DOMA 's denial invalidated , a judge in Title VII also ca n't block it . Judge : The denial is ` ` not rationally related '' to military purposes .
A lesbian couple sued the Department of Veterans Affairs last year . Former Staff Sgt . Susan Cooper - Harris wanted custody for her wife . With DOMA 's denial invalidated , a judge in Title VII also ca n't block it . Judge : The denial is ` ` not rationally related '' to military purposes .