• silvershrimp0@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    At the time, same sex couples already had the right to marry in California. He donated money to take that right away from them. Would your stance be the same if he donated money to remove civil rights protections for racial minorities?

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      1 year ago

      That actually makes a difference to me.

      I think civil rights for minorities are super important.

      I find marriage much less important. It’s essentially just a symbol. (Or is it about the tax benefits and legal protections in case of death? That’s substantial)

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        1 year ago

        Yeah, just a symbol until your deceased partner’s family tries to take your house. Just a symbol until you realize you can’t sponsor your foreign partner for immigration because the government doesn’t recognize your relationship.

        Those legal protections around property are the whole point of the law recognizing marriage.