Are gays getting more rights than the rest of us?

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Not too long ago I got a letter in the mail from my employer. I'm always getting something that pertains to benefits or policies or whatever. This was pertaining to health benefits & in 1 section it was talking about the coverage of gay persons partners. I'm like WTF! IMO this is a little over the top. So if I'm 35 yrs old & straight & with a woman I've been living with for 5 yrs & we chose to not get married for whatever reason she isn't eligible to be covered under my benefits package but if I'm a homo I can cover my gay partner. This is totally messed up. The line needs to be drawn somewhere.
 
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They can have the rights, I'll keep the chicks.
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i read an article recently about Google paying it's gay employees more:

As it is now, Mountain View-based Google offers benefits to the spouses or partners of both straight and gay employees. However, the married straight employees don't get taxed on those extra benefits -- but the gay employees do as part of the federal laws
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So in order to even it out, they pay gay employees more than their straight counterparts do.
 
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I think gays have more perks even on volnation. For instance, I get banned for writing stuff that Lawgator would get a free pass on.

Not fair.
 
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Exhibit A: What happens to a somewhat serious topic when it's started in the pub.

I'm all for registered partners/lifemates/whatever you wanna call it that have all the same rights, taxes, benefits, etc. and is the exact same as straight marriage in the eyes of the government in all but name, and... Well, you know, matching parts and stuff.
 
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milohimself said:
I'm all for registered partners/lifemates/whatever you wanna call it that have all the same rights, taxes, benefits, etc. and is the exact same as straight marriage in the eyes of the government in all but name, and... Well, you know, matching parts and stuff.
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So you support gay marriage as long as its not called gay marriage, and I support rape as long as its not rape-rape.
 
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lumberjack4 said:
So you support gay marriage as long as its not called gay marriage, and I support rape as long as its not rape-rape.
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no the bible thumpers are more likely to allow it if you don't use their sacred "marriage" word.

and the OP clearly demonstrates gay people do not have more rights than others. He states that he had a choice not to get married but the other side doesn't get that choice.
 
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utvolpj said:
no the bible thumpers are more likely to allow it if you don't use their sacred "marriage" word.

and the OP clearly demonstrates gay people do not have more rights than others. He states that he had a choice not to get married but the other side doesn't get that choice.
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he does raise an interesting domestic partner point. Why can't those unwilling to marry still have domestic partner benefits, just as many are proposing for homosexual partners?

Answer is that everyone will soon be enrolling folks into the programs and it will get expensive for employers, but that will soon fade as employers are shifting most of the burden to employees anyway. Moreover, this debate soon ends because Uncle Obama has it handled. Hence, disregard all after he.
 
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golfballs03 said:
i read an article recently about Google paying it's gay employees more:



So in order to even it out, they pay gay employees more than their straight counterparts do.
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thats because married people get a tax benefit while gays do not. Google is simply making up the difference. Dont pick on Google, they hire a 1500 people and put $5 Billion in th bank every quarter
 
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BigPapaVol said:
he does raise an interesting domestic partner point. Why can't those unwilling to marry still have domestic partner benefits, just as many are proposing for homosexual partners?
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IMO they have an option to obtain benefits that homosexual couples do not have. Give everyone the same avenue and the need goes away. I just see marriage/civil unions requiring a level of commitment that domestic partnerships do not have.

BigPapaVol said:
Answer is that everyone will soon be enrolling folks into the programs and it will get expensive for employers, but that will soon fade as employers are shifting most of the burden to employees anyway. Moreover, this debate soon ends because Uncle Obama has it handled. Hence, disregard all after he.
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dear leader has of course solved this so I'm not sure why we're discussing it
 
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I know that my insurance through school is extended to same-sex partners; however, if you are in a heterosexual relationship and can document that you have lived together for a certain period of time and are willing to sign some document, you can also be covered.
 
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TennTradition said:
I know that my insurance through school is extended to same-sex partners; however, if you are in a heterosexual relationship and can document that you have lived together for a certain period of time and are willing to sign some document, you can also be covered.
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and that's absolutely fair.
 
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TennTradition said:
I know that my insurance through school is extended to same-sex partners; however, if you are in a heterosexual relationship and can document that you have lived together for a certain period of time and are willing to sign some document, you can also be covered.
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This is how most companies work, I am sure the OP can get coverage with his girlfriend with this requirement.
 
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The "homos" are getting more rights... Wow, what country is the OP living in?
 
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The real question is why does any one care. Freedom..... that is all that should matter.............
 
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The United States is crumbling, pretty soon the inbreds in Alabama will have more rights than the working man.
 
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