Leland Traiman helped pass the nation’s first domestic partnership law a quarter of a century ago in Berkeley. After seeing gay rights activists lose the battle of same-sex marriage in California and Maine, he is wondering if they should spend their time fighting for legal domestic partnerships instead. Gay rights leaders have insisted that anything less than full marriage equality is not ok. Major activists believe the best way to reach their goal is to attack marriage with all rights and benefits head on and any other strategy would be a betrayal of their goals. Some activists are wondering if they should go far smaller steps at a time, like fighting for domestic partnerships. This way same-sex couples could visit each other in one of them goes to the hospital and cover their children with health insurance. Colorado and Nevada are perfect examples of states that band same-sex marriage but they give rights to domestic partnerships.
I think same-sex couples would be better off fighting for domestic partnerships instead of marriage. A lot of people who are against same-sex marriage believe in the sanctity of a traditional marriage between a man and a woman. I think same-sex couples would have a better chance of gaining rights they need through a domestic partnership.
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I think same-sex couples would be better off fighting for domestic partnerships instead of marriage. A lot of people who are against same-sex marriage believe in the sanctity of a traditional marriage between a man and a woman. I think same-sex couples would have a better chance of gaining rights they need through a domestic partnership.
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