“I started to cry because we so badly want to be able to be protected if something happens to one of us,” Rethmeier said.
And that’s precisely what “separate but equal” clauses can’t guarantee. Which is precisely why they’re unconscionable. Which is why a district court judge in Iowa ruled the State’s ban [...]
…gays shouldn’t be allowed to marry.
Wait - WTF?
When they said “This has nothing to do with taking benefits away. This is about marriage between a man and a woman,” they lied. The worst argument I’ve ever heard against marriage “benefits” for unmarried people:
Society gives “benefits” to marriage because marriage gives benefits to society. [...]
