From: Bill Lucy 

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rgparker{at}west.net says...

> > There are other contexts as well.
>
> Which are not something that I think the government should support.

I don't disagree. But it still is a rights issue. The historical way in
which Marriage only is a supported function is dysfunctional. The only way
for that to change is by fiat.

> >As a supporter of gay rights, I see and talk
> > about quite a few of them. Here are a few benefits that state-sponsered
> > marriage confers upon a person.
> >
> >  1. Spousal health benefits
>
> These are things that employers hand out.

As I said, Randall, it's a conference. You're only restating what I already said.

> >  3. Spousal share in testasy.
>
> Testasy?

By will. In most states, a surviving spouse can "renounce the
will" and take a statutory share. In Illinois, it's 1/2 with no
surviving children, 1/3 if there are.

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