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Why Not?
Summary: So this is your big day; the happiest day of your life, your wedding day. The person you love more than anyone is about to commit to spending the rest of their life with you. Then you find out; the government has decided to prohibit you from getting married, at least legally. What would you do?
So this is your big day; the happiest day of your life, your wedding day. The person you love more than anyone is about to commit to spending the rest of their life with you. Then you find out; the government has decided to prohibit you from getting married, at least legally. What would you do"
This sort of thing is happening to millions of people around the U.S., just because the love of their life happens to be the same sex as them. Not only does it prohibit them from marrying; it also prohibits them from obtaining over 1400 rights. States typically grant about 400 rights and privileges to each married couple that they did not have as separate people. The federal government separately contributes an additional 1000 benefits to them. These rights include inheritance, social security, Medicare, family leave, visitations in hospitals and jails, and even authority over...
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