Quote:Yes.
It's my understanding that the 'gay rights' initiatives, at least in the limited scope of marriage rights, focus on providing for equal benefits, rights, and responsobilities for a homosexual partnership (marriage, civil union, whatever) as compared to a heterosexual partnership.
And my question is: How does a heterosexual couple prove they qualify for these rights?
For example:
Person A and Person B are a couple living together. Person A makes $200,000 a year and has since before they moved in together. Person B makes less than $25,000 annually, but before they moved in together had a job that provided an income of $150,000 a year. Person B has a child (refered to as The Child) from a previous marriage. The couple has been living together for five years. Person A never formally adopted The Child.
At this time, Person A and Person B have decided to part company. What are the legal rights and obligations of Person A and Person B in this situation?
Why should they change if they are gay?
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