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Legalize Gay Civil Unions

Because lesbians and gay men cannot marry, they have no right to . . .

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Accidental death benefit for the surviving spouse of a government employee;
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Appointment as guardian of a minor;
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Award of child custody in divorce proceedings;
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Beneficial owner status of corporate securities;
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Bill of Rights benefits for victims and witnesses;
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Burial of service member's dependents;
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Certificates of occupation;
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Consent to post-mortem examination;
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Continuation of rights under existing homestead leases;
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Control, division, acquisition, and disposition of community property
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Criminal injuries compensation;
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Death benefit for surviving spouse for government employee
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Disclosure of vital statistics records;
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Division of property after dissolution of marriage;
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Eligibility for housing opportunity allowance program of the Housing, Finance and Development Corporation;
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Exemption from claims of Department of Human Services for social services payments, financial assistance, or burial payments;
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Exemption from conveyance tax;
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Exemption from regulation of condominium sales to owner-occupants;
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Funeral leave for government employees;
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Homes of totally disabled veterans exempt from property taxes;
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Income tax deductions, credits, rates exemption, and estimates;
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Inheritance of land patents;
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Insurance licenses, coverage, eligibility, and benefits organization of mutual benefits society;
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Legal status with partner’s children;
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Making, revoking, and objecting to anatomical gifts;
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Making partner medical decisions;
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Nonresident tuition deferential waiver;
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Notice of guardian ad litem proceedings;
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Notice of probate proceedings;
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Payment of wages to a relative of deceased employee;
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Payment of worker's compensation benefits after death;
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Permission to make arrangements for burial or cremation;
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Proof of business partnership;
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Public assistance from the Department of Human Services;
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Qualification at a facility for the elderly;
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Real property exemption from attachment or execution;
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Right of survivorship to custodial trust;
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Right to be notified of parole or escape of inmate;
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Right to change names;
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Right to enter into pre-marital agreement;
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Right to file action for nonsupport;
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Right to inherit property;
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Right to purchase leases and cash freehold agreements concerning the management and disposition of public land;
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Right to sue for tort and death by wrongful act;
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Right to support after divorce;
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Right to support from spouse;
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Rights and proceedings for involuntary hospitalization and treatment;
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Rights by way of dour or courtesy;
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Rights to notice, protection, benefits, and inheritance under the uniform probate code;
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Sole interest in property;
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Spousal privilege and confidential marriage communications;
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Spousal immigration benefits;
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Status of children;
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Support payments in divorce action;
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Tax relief for natural disaster losses;
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Vacation allowance on termination of public employment by death;
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Veterans' preference to spouse in public employment;
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In vitro fertilization coverage;
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Waiver of fees for certified copies and searches of vital statistics.


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