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Amnesty International
USA - The Largest Human Rights organization in the world. |
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American Civil Liberties Union
"Keep America Safe and Free"
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National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
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In 1997, the General Accounting Office of
the U.S. Federal Government compiled a list of 1,049 rights and benefits
which were related to civil marriage. The list includes thirteen categories
of rights and benefits, including:
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Social Security and Related Programs,
Housing, and Food Stamps
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Veterans' Benefits
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Taxation
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Federal Civilian and Military Service
Benefits
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Employment Benefits and Related Laws
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Immigration, Naturalization, and Aliens
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Trade, Commerce, and Intellectual
Property
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Financial Disclosure and Conflict of
Interest
For more information, please go to
Marriage Equality USA |
"On reflecting about homosexuality, I've
learned that:
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My religious tradition taught me to believe
that my son was a sinner;
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My medical support system taught me to
believe that my son was sick;
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My educational system taught me that my son
was abnormal;
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My legal system views my son and his
partner in an unsanctioned relationship without legal rights and
protection that are afforded my married daughter;
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My family, immediate and extended, provided
no acknowledgment or support for having a gay relative in its midst;
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My major communications sources treated
homosexuality as deviant."
- father of a gay son |
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