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My hangup is over "equal protection under law"...when there'd be nothing "equal" about it.

Why should gay couples be granted the right to file joint tax returns when any other two people living under the same roof (sibling/sibling, parent/sibling, or roommate/roommate) NOT be allowed ??

This isn't "equal protection" in my eyes, rather it's "special treatment". A gay couple should be treated no different than two roommates. Why should the fact the two have sex make a difference in allowing them a path to a legal tax advantage ?


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- please notice, I did NOT bring religion into this at ALL

Interesting....such narrow minded thinking....it just amazes me. I have A LOT of gay friends, that are gay couples, and even witnessed a man dying and the hospital administration would not let his partner of 17 years be by his bedside at his death. He had no other family and this man died alone, he was 48 years old, he died of pancreatic cancer. Until you sat and witness something like this, and if you are any kind of human being with any kind of heart, please do not judge someone and deny them any privledges held by any other loving couple. Even a man and woman, that live together, either one of them would have been able to be by the bedside of their dying partner. Being gay is not about sex, as you have implied. But...this is definitely a topic that can, has, and always will bring about strong debate. We all have very strong opinions on this subject, and the last thing I want to do is be a part of what could turn into an ugly topic. So, please, we can continue to discuss this, but let us keep it civil, not degrading to anyone.....sound fair????? :-)