How serious is discrimination against Gays and why is the legalization of gay...

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daemeon sparks

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...marriage important? Under federal law, more than 1,100 rights and benefits to marriage exist, none of which is available to gay and lesbian couples. Yes, you can do some complicated estate planning, but virtually all of the rights marriage conveys on a federal level are simply unavailable without full marriage rights.

Social Security and survivor benefits, tax benefits, Family and Medical Leave Act, immigration rights, estate taxes and equal access to a spouse’s retirement and benefits packages, including health care, are the obvious choices, but many of the federal rights of marriage are things most people never think of, such as spousal immunity in federal prosecutions.
 
Discrimination is serious no matter who it is against. And the legalization of gay marriage is important because it's none of the government's damn business who you choose to marry.
 
Discrimination is serious no matter who it is against. And the legalization of gay marriage is important because it's none of the government's damn business who you choose to marry.
 
Same sex marriage is a separate issue than discrimination of gays. I oppose same sex marriage and I also oppose discrimination on the basis of sexual preference. Polygamists are not allowed to marry either. So, why should homosexuals have more rights than polygamists?
 
How serious is it that gays can't even get gay marriage legalized with a Democrat President and damn near a Democrat super-majority in Congress, before they got largely voted out in the mid-term that is?

(Having said that, I, personally, couldn't give a frog's fat @ss whether or not it's legalized. I'm just sayin'.)
 
All the things you mentioned are why gay marriage should be legal. Add to that the right of a same sex partner to make medical decisions for their loved one. If I am sick and cannot make those decisions my hubby can make them, the same should be true for gay couples.

As to the making babies argument, there are many women that cannot conceive a child, should they not be able to marry either?
 
All the things you mentioned are why gay marriage should be legal. Add to that the right of a same sex partner to make medical decisions for their loved one. If I am sick and cannot make those decisions my hubby can make them, the same should be true for gay couples.

As to the making babies argument, there are many women that cannot conceive a child, should they not be able to marry either?
 
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