OK, so the title above may seem like something that we all now “assume” as gay American’s in the land of DOMA, but it is really something serious to take into account. We were all so very excited when we were able to become “legally” partnered in Oregon and anticipate all the rights that are supposed to come with that. However, even when the new same-sex marriages go into effect in California (next week) those couples will discover just how “separate but un-equal” they still are in our country. For example, have you ever heard of a heterosexual married couple having to carry a marriage license to prove they were partnered to each other? Here is an article that will offer more insight into these dilemmas.
“Same-sex married couples can expect many of the same marital rights as heterosexual couples under state law. But things will be different if they end up in bankruptcy court, take a leave from work or own a vacation home out of state. In those areas, federal law comes into play, and the federal government does not recognize marriages between lesbians or gay men.
For a look at some of the circumstances that may come in life and marriage, and how they apply to same-sex couples under current law”… click to read this article!
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I am assuming you are speaking only of Oregon’s laws. If the laws are written correctly, marriage should confer the same rights regardless of whether it’s a heterosexual or homosexual couple. Since marriage is a civil right as well as a privilege, all that need be done is to define “marriage” in the proper way. It need not be complicated. Though I am no lawyer, I suspect that somewhere there is a definition now of what marriage means in a legal sense, and that would be the place to alter the language to include those of us who love people sharing our gender. And of course care should be take to include trans people. All they have to say is, “Any two humans…”
Federal this,federal law that. Why can’t the
‘federal law’ focus more on the rise in gas prices,
the rise in crime and the filling of pot holes in the
streets. Instead of sticking their noses into the
lives of same sex couples.
Damn, I know I have better things to do with my
life than to go to their homes and tell them what
kind of *f*-ing toilet paper they should use.
HUGS!!!!!
Hey Max: Well, no, I am speaking of CA. or Mass. also. No matter what state rights we are granted, federally we just don’t have the same rights (thanks to DOMA). I like what you said about trans. folks also… “All they have to say is, ‘Any two humans’…” So true!
Laurie: I am right there with ya sister! I keep asking the same question! I KNOW they have much more important things to focus on. Must be that focusing on us keeps them from having to look at the disaster they have made of the rest of their world!
the california couples still wont have federal benefits which means its not full equality till doma is overturned. obama promised to change that.