Comments on: Wed Ins http://electrolicious.com/2004/03/wed_ins Daily affirmations of a word mercenary Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:36:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Anna http://electrolicious.com/2004/03/wed_ins#comment-3880 Anna Tue, 09 Mar 2004 17:10:23 +0000 #comment-3880 I am a huge advocate for the right of same-sex marriage because I chose to get married for practical purposes: health care, taxes, instant residency in a new state, and tuition benefits. I love my husband, but we got married mainly for those reasons - an option that a gay couple does not have. Access to Carl in the hospital was an important issue, but for the same reason it was an issue of personal safety for me: my closest next-of-kin is in Chicago, and if I was injured and incapacitated I needed someone right here who could make decisions for me. The right of same-sex marriage is not just a moral issue, it is a monetary and personal safety issue as well. I am a huge advocate for the right of same-sex marriage because I chose to get married for practical purposes: health care, taxes, instant residency in a new state, and tuition benefits. I love my husband, but we got married mainly for those reasons - an option that a gay couple does not have. Access to Carl in the hospital was an important issue, but for the same reason it was an issue of personal safety for me: my closest next-of-kin is in Chicago, and if I was injured and incapacitated I needed someone right here who could make decisions for me. The right of same-sex marriage is not just a moral issue, it is a monetary and personal safety issue as well.

]]> By: kim http://electrolicious.com/2004/03/wed_ins#comment-3879 kim Tue, 09 Mar 2004 14:44:09 +0000 #comment-3879 I thought there was a tax penalty for being married (up until this year, when, I believe, it was adjusted)? I thought there was a tax penalty for being married (up until this year, when, I believe, it was adjusted)?

]]> By: Nikki http://electrolicious.com/2004/03/wed_ins#comment-3878 Nikki Sat, 06 Mar 2004 18:45:43 +0000 #comment-3878 Sign a will, get power of attorney, a medical proxy form, whatever. None of it is hard, especially if you are serious about your lifetime commitment to a smae sex partner. That said, marriage is a lifelong deal between a man and a woman, recognized by the state and God. It's the best way humans have come up with to raise children, and the gov't protects it because, like it or not, we are one nation under God. An alternative lifestyle requires alternative ways of doing things. I can't remember who said it, (I'm terrible with sources, I should work for the NYT) but I heard a great quote about this. They said that if gay couples wanted to get married, they should, and let them suffer along with the rest of us who can marry. Sign a will, get power of attorney, a medical proxy form, whatever. None of it is hard, especially if you are serious about your lifetime commitment to a smae sex partner.
That said, marriage is a lifelong deal between a man and a woman, recognized by the state and God. It’s the best way humans have come up with to raise children, and the gov’t protects it because, like it or not, we are one nation under God. An alternative lifestyle requires alternative ways of doing things.

I can’t remember who said it, (I’m terrible with sources, I should work for the NYT) but I heard a great quote about this. They said that if gay couples wanted to get married, they should, and let them suffer along with the rest of us who can marry.

]]> By: Ivy http://electrolicious.com/2004/03/wed_ins#comment-3877 Ivy Fri, 05 Mar 2004 20:53:59 +0000 #comment-3877 No, you don't need to be married. You sign a medical proxy form that authorizes whomever to make decisions about your care. If you make the correct legal decisons and have everything covered, you will have the same protection w.o being married. No, you don’t need to be married. You sign a medical proxy form that authorizes whomever to make decisions about your care. If you make the correct legal decisons and have everything covered, you will have the same protection w.o being married.

]]> By: Jason http://electrolicious.com/2004/03/wed_ins#comment-3876 Jason Fri, 05 Mar 2004 20:44:50 +0000 #comment-3876 I popped in to SF City Hall to watch weddings yesterday. It was, for me, a very moving experience to see these - mostly older - couples who had obviously waited a long time for the opportunity. Recommended for anyone in the Bay Area with a bit of weekday free time! I popped in to SF City Hall to watch weddings yesterday. It was, for me, a very moving experience to see these - mostly older - couples who had obviously waited a long time for the opportunity. Recommended for anyone in the Bay Area with a bit of weekday free time!

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