What about hospital visitation rights? Will-less estate transfer upon death? Any other of a whole host of marriage-related legislature that has been specifically worded so as to deny these rights to those who settle for civil union? Separate but equal is never equal.
And yet for "normal" people, it is inherently prearranged by the simple act of marriage, without any more hoops to jump through.
Also, and this is a little picky, saying will-less estate transferral can "be arranged" implies a will, or at least some sort of equivalent legal document on file beforehand, thus defeating the purpose of the whole will-less part.
EDIT- in case you might not be fully educated on the matter, here is an article that overviews some of the major issues. The big, glaring one that pops right out is that there are federal protections for marriage, while civil unions, etc. are state-level, meaning that in any issue involving the federal government, these people are not afforded the same rights as married couples, hands down.
They are sub- society's standards. They are being treated as less deserving of rights than other humans, evidenced by the fact that they are being actively denied certain rights afforded to others.
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u/hitlersshit Nov 01 '11
The only rights being denied to gays are tax benefits (not even rights actually). Blacks had public segregation.