bzarcher | (no subject)


Why should gays be left out of the tax breaks?

I refer to my earlier statements that you don't need a law to get married unless you care about the secular benefits. If you want to get married, all you need is your partner and a willing priest. Bam, 20 minutes later you're married. This issue is not about marraige. It's about insurance and tax benefits. Important? Sure, to many. And I agree it's a 'right' they probably should have if straight marraiges have it. But let's be honest, mmkay? If (like the major example), you lived 50 years with the same man or woman, you didn't need a piece of paper to tell you that you're married.

In other news, out of bed, and the music finished loading. Whee. I hate having to work on federal holidays.

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I think the right to vote stands different from a lot of the issues inherent in this. For a lot of the issues (power of attorney, child guardianship, living wills, etx), there are legal workarounds. Do they take time? Yes. Are they expensive? Yes. But it can be done. Is it wrong? Probably.

But if the point is if a marraige is 'real' or not, that's not something any government, court, or church is ever going to determine. Real marraige is created between the two partners (regardless of gender) and the relationship they have. A loving home does not come from a piece of paper. It comes from the human element, and no paperwork in the world will change that.