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Originally Posted by ajiuO
The government doesn't give a 🞵🞵🞵🞵 who you are attracted to and in the end they will not obligate you to keep your promise to that person.. you have a piece of paper that basically says "yep I fit the government definition".. Is the government so precious that it matters... they don't even give you a second thought.. its the people you know to whom it matters.. the only reason it matters legally is $
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What the government thinks about a gay person's relationship is extremely important because there are thousands of institutions, organizations, etc. that look to that piece of paper.
If a gay person's partner goes to the hospital, the hospital can deny the partner visitation rights, despite the fact that they vowed to each other in private and lived together for 40 years.
When one partner dies, the law decides that the sister or mother, or other relative is the heir to all of their worldly goods and not the other partner.
When they go to the mortuary to bury their loved one, they won't even talk to you, and ask for the next of kin.
It goes on and on. There are hundreds of examples I could give why gay people need marriage equality.
Civil marriage is not just about '$.' There needs to be a legal framework to decide a multitude of issues. That's why civil marriage was first created by the Jusitinian lawyers in ancient Rome. Who inherits the house. Who can visit in the hospital. Who can make decisions on your behalf if you are incapacitated. etc.
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