tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15133926.post1649250851397698057..comments2023-10-10T06:51:06.526-04:00Comments on Ryan's Take: Scary: Prop 8 May Pass in CaliforniaRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04523572927796479670noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15133926.post-10860732747183365982008-10-09T05:51:00.000-04:002008-10-09T05:51:00.000-04:00Greg, A sad fact: in a same-sex relationship, even...Greg, <BR/><BR/>A sad fact: in a same-sex relationship, even with a marriage license in California or Massachusetts, being married won't gain someone citizenship. Just today I met an Irish guy who's engaged to marry a Mass citizen and he was absolutely despondent that he couldn't gain citizenship through it. <BR/><BR/>Suffice it to say, we can't solve this problem until we get rid of DOMA. This is one of the most horrendous civil rights abuses on the books at the national level.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04523572927796479670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15133926.post-9512700143587169162008-10-09T03:26:00.000-04:002008-10-09T03:26:00.000-04:00Domestic partnerships in California are NOT equal ...Domestic partnerships in California are NOT equal to marriage. Visiting a loved one in the hospital is more difficult if you have a domestic partnership. You can not enter into a domestic partnership with a foreigner and have that give that person legal status in the US. There are many many rights that domestic partnerships does not grant like pre-marital agreements or tort liability or filing joint tax return which marriage does. What the sick thing is is that domestic partnerships use the same system as marriage when couples break up.<BR/><BR/>VOTE NO on PROP 8<BR/><BR/>Donate Today at www.NoOnProp8.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com