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To: Dayuhan who wrote (13357)	10/21/2003 10:20:01 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) of 793584

I think the reason gay women are not as active in the gay marriage push is that the main impetus for gay marriage is AIDS. Gay women don't get AIDS. A gay couple can legally contract for almost every benefit which can be acquired via marriage. They can own property together. They can inherit from each other. They can act as guardian for the other in the event of disability. The ONLY social benefits they can't get via contract are ones which are given by third parties. The only ones I can think of are participation in group health insurance policies, and retirement benefits. Given that retirement benefits are going the way of the dinosaur, but AIDS shows no signs of going away, I think it's AIDS. I suppose that if I were gay, it would rankle that heterosexuals can get health insurance as a benefit of marriage but I can't. As a married heterosexual with a chronic disease, my husband's health benefits are greatly appreciated. Interesting to see how few gay people have actually gotten married in jurisdictions which have legalized it.

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