Did you know that same-sex couples today are denied more than 1,500 rights that are given to heterosexual couples? Some of these rights are:
- The right to inheritance
- The right to hospital visitation and medical decisions on behalf of your spouse.
- The right to health insurance through your spouse
- The right not to testify against your spouse
- The right to sponsor your spouse for immigration into the United States
Civil unions cannot address all of the 1500+ rights and responsabilities that come with marriage, and they also imply a second-class status for same-sex couples. For more information please take a look at these great resources:
- What are we fighting for?
- Why Civil Unions are not enough
- Evan Wolfson on Marriage vs Civil Unions
- More documents like these at the Task Force Marriage Information Resource Center
- A list of the benefits and burdens of marriage in Washington State, compiled by the Legal Marriage Alliance of Whashington
