When President Obama embraced same-sex marriage last week, he tried to frame it as an issue for the states to resolve. But federal laws and policies are very much front and center in the battle for a level financial playing field for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Americans – especially seniors. And the Obama administration is taking a more active role in that battle than the president let on in his historic interview.

Learn more about the key pocketbook issues facing older LGBT Americans in my column today at Reuters Money.

Tags | LGBT, Medicare, Social Security