Re: Should Civil Unions Be Legalized?
Acousticlady, the saddest thing about your story is that the terminally ill partner did nothing to ensure his partner would have any say in his death or in his inheritance. He had all the power to do that with power of attorney and wills. I have worked with partners in the past who have taken care of these issues prior to illness/death. Too bad they did not.
No matter what is decided by the HI legislature, homosexual couples do not have federal rights. They may have rights in the state they live in by civil union or by homosexual marriage laws, but no federal rights. So if your friend was a military or federal retiree, no pension benefits, no Social Security benefits. And at the rate the states are going, I don't see that it will change any time soon.
For those who endorse civil unions/same-sex marriage, it is not time yet. And I am one who is not ready for it yet.
Acousticlady, the saddest thing about your story is that the terminally ill partner did nothing to ensure his partner would have any say in his death or in his inheritance. He had all the power to do that with power of attorney and wills. I have worked with partners in the past who have taken care of these issues prior to illness/death. Too bad they did not.
No matter what is decided by the HI legislature, homosexual couples do not have federal rights. They may have rights in the state they live in by civil union or by homosexual marriage laws, but no federal rights. So if your friend was a military or federal retiree, no pension benefits, no Social Security benefits. And at the rate the states are going, I don't see that it will change any time soon.
For those who endorse civil unions/same-sex marriage, it is not time yet. And I am one who is not ready for it yet.
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