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[–]lovelyspearmintLesbeing a lesbian 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Completely right about taxes, and we completely deserve the same rights regardless of sexual orientation. Before we got same sex marriage here a few years back, there was a case where a (British?) gay couple were on holiday and one of the two men died. Because gay marriage wasn't recognised here, there were all sorts of issues regarding the handling of the dead man's affairs and it was a real mess which wouldn't have happened if it was a straight married couple.

Most people don't realise the legal implications and limitations of civil unions and why gay marriage is an essential human right, especially if LGB people contribute to society, pay taxes, contribute to the economy, etc, and are in no way different to everyone else.