Anything less is bigotry.

I support this bill to support domestic partners sharing benefits. Further, I support gay marriage.

Equality in marriage for homosexuals does not just benefit homosexuals, it benefits the entire society. My wife of twenty some years figured out that she was repressing her true orientation as a lesbian. If she could marry her partner, they both could check the box “married” on their 1040 form, and that would legally end my obligation to pay her spousal support (aka alimony). But NOOOOO. They can’t get married, so they cohabitate and live as if they are married, and I still pay alimony. I’ve been a nice guy and allowed a “legal separation” to linger so she can continue to be on my health insurance, but if she could get married, she’d get better health insurance from her partner, who is a veteran; but instead…I’m still technically “married” and can’t get on with my life to remarry my fiance. This situation is preventing me from having a “marriage between a man and a woman”…so I’m cohabitating with her.

Do you see how non-recognition of my 2-b-x’s relationship as a marriage is hurting the “marriage between a man and a woman?”. I mean, come on! Get off your homophobia and treat everyone equally. It is not marrying your dog, it is not marrying a third person…stop with all of those lame comparisons. Once upon a time we didn’t allow marriage between two races. Thomas Jefferson had a common law marriage with a black woman. Get with Canada and other civilized countries and recognize that allowing marriage between two loving human beings, regardless of gender, is the moral and holy right thing to do, even if government really should stay out of the whole thing like others are saying. Unfortunately, the government has that damn 1040 form with it’s “filing status” definition. Will you add a box that says “domestic partnership”? I don’t think so. So the only solution to my problem is to allow marriage between two adults, regardless of gender.