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Originally Posted by CFrance
Why did you get married? Why not just live with the person you love without going through all the marriage rigamarole? Would it be because you wanted to make a lasting commitment to another person and have it recognized by the law and/or church if you are a churchgoer? Is it because you wanted joint legal ownership of your house, your cars, your children, with no questions asked or hoops to jump through? Is it because filing a joint income tax return saves you $ over filing separately? Is it because you wanted decent health coverage at a reasonable cost for you both?
Just because you know gay couples who lived together and never complained does not mean that they never felt the exclusions, financially and emotionally, of not being considered a legal couple.
I say Bravo to this ruling, and I hope it is somehow brought to the forefront in such a fashion that every state will have to recognize same- sex marriages.
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I agree with you CFrance - I am one half of a same sex couple who became the FIRST married same sex couple in the state of Maryland, married by the Mayor of the City of Baltimore just past midnight January 1, 2013. Our picture has been all around the world as the first samesex couple to marry south of the mason dixon line. We were even in your daily paper. This occurred after we have shared our lives for almost 36 years.
Why did we want to get married?? Because just like heterosexual couples, we wanted to solidify our commitment and yes, protect our assets and each other. The ending of DOMA gives us access to over 1100 federal benefits that most heterosexual couples take for granted. As far as religion goes, there is so much God based hatred in the world that I find it difficult to believe anymore. However, there is not one recorded word spoken by Jesus (God on earth) regarding homosexuality. If it was such an abomination I think he would have adressed it as he did so many other wrongs.