Traditional Marriage Dodges a Bullet

The Federal Defense of Marriage Act has kicked in to save traditional marriage from the grave threat of a same sex spouse collecting a federal pension. The late Representative Gary Studds' spouse will not be eligible to receive any portion of his congressional pension. Studds and his male partner married in 2004 after Massachusetts legalized same sex marriage. The Office of Personnel Management, which administers the congressional pension program, said same-sex partners are not recognized as spouses for any marriage benefits. A female spouse would receive a lifetime pension of about $62,000. Studd's partner gets zip.

Bonus question:

What do you call the surviving spouse in a same sex union?

Widow?

Widower?

SOL?