Comments on: One State Reverses Position on CA Marriage Decision Stay http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/06/02/2147 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:03:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Jessica G http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/06/02/2147/comment-page-1#comment-11681 Jessica G Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:00:58 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/06/02/2147#comment-11681 Florida is particularly facing difficulties regarding their proposed Amendment 2. What makes Amendment 2 so deadly is that it not only affects Florida's LGBT community, but the unmarried community as well (same-sex and different-sex). Amendment 2 should not only be viewed as a gay marriage ban because Florida already has laws against gay marriage. It is meant to go beyond this. Millions of Floridians are unmarried, and should not be forced to marry for the sake of issues such as financial stability. DOMESTIC PARTNERS registered in Tampa, Miami-Dade and other counties; they will lose their legal status. UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEES could lose their job benefits. SENIOR CITIZENS; Unmarried senior citizens will be forced to marry and lose their pension plans or Social Security from a previous marriage, or remain unmarried and lose benefits provided by their present partner. Providing unmarried couples and specifically same-sex couples does not prevent any couple from getting married if they choose to. No family should be discriminated against based on their marital status. Please vote NO on Amendment 2! Florida is particularly facing difficulties regarding their proposed Amendment 2. What makes Amendment 2 so deadly is that it not only affects Florida’s LGBT community, but the unmarried community as well (same-sex and different-sex). Amendment 2 should not only be viewed as a gay marriage ban because Florida already has laws against gay marriage. It is meant to go beyond this. Millions of Floridians are unmarried, and should not be forced to marry for the sake of issues such as financial stability. DOMESTIC PARTNERS registered in Tampa, Miami-Dade and other counties; they will lose their legal status. UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEES could lose their job benefits. SENIOR CITIZENS; Unmarried senior citizens will be forced to marry and lose their pension plans or Social Security from a previous marriage, or remain unmarried and lose benefits provided by their present partner. Providing unmarried couples and specifically same-sex couples does not prevent any couple from getting married if they choose to. No family should be discriminated against based on their marital status.

Please vote NO on Amendment 2!

]]> By: howller http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/06/02/2147/comment-page-1#comment-11680 howller Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:00:41 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/06/02/2147#comment-11680 Imagine the Lovings moving to New Hampshire after being granted full marriage rights only to be treated as second class. Imagine the Lovings moving to New Hampshire after being granted full marriage rights only to be treated as second class.

]]> By: banshiii http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/06/02/2147/comment-page-1#comment-11670 banshiii Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:02:13 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/06/02/2147#comment-11670 she jumped the gun, no? makes ya wonder. she jumped the gun, no?
makes ya wonder.

]]> By: werdna http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/06/02/2147/comment-page-1#comment-11634 werdna Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:53:28 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/06/02/2147#comment-11634 From what I've read New Hampshire's civil unions are identical to marriages in all but name, so all rights, responsibilities and privileges should be retained by couples with a California marriage if they move to NH. As various states adopt different kinds of partnership/union/marriage laws transportability is going to be an increasingly complicated matter. Still, I'd rather have a somewhat lesser civil union or domestic partnership than nothing at all. From what I’ve read New Hampshire’s civil unions are identical to marriages in all but name, so all rights, responsibilities and privileges should be retained by couples with a California marriage if they move to NH. As various states adopt different kinds of partnership/union/marriage laws transportability is going to be an increasingly complicated matter. Still, I’d rather have a somewhat lesser civil union or domestic partnership than nothing at all.

]]> By: Stefano http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/06/02/2147/comment-page-1#comment-11601 Stefano Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:49:44 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/06/02/2147#comment-11601 I suppose this is "good news". However, this leads me to ponder the question of if individuals married in California with the full privileges afforded to married individuals will be losing some of those privilegs when only recognized as a civil union. I suppose this is “good news”. However, this leads me to ponder the question of if individuals married in California with the full privileges afforded to married individuals will be losing some of those privilegs when only recognized as a civil union.

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