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Old 06-26-2013, 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725 View Post
I agree. I lived in the SF Bay area for about seven years and met many gay/lesbian people who seemed no different than anyone else. This is an important development in human rights in the U.S. Whom you fall in love with should have no bearing on how you are taxed, inherit property, get Social Securit benefits, death benefits, adoption rights, travel rights, employment opportunities, hospital visitation, etc.
Regarding "Whom you fall in love with should have no bearing":

So does this mean a father should be able to marry his daughter to assure the above financial benefits of marriage to them as a couple, so that the daughter can, for example, draw spousal Social Security benefits from his (i.e. if the spouse has not earned her own benefit, she gets her own SS check amounting to half of the spouse's)?