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Legal Documents to Protect Your Family
Until same-sex couples are granted the same marriage rights as heterosexual couples everywhere, we must find other ways to protect our families.
Social Security Survival Benefits
Although gay and lesbian Americans contribute to Social Security throughout their working lives, their families are denied the same benefits heterosexual Americans receive upon the death of a spouse.
The Effects of Marriage, Civil Union, and Domestic Partnership Laws on the Health and Well-being of Children
An analysis examining the effects of marriage, civil union, and domestic partnership statutes and amendments on the legal, financial, and psychosocial health and well-being of children whose parents are gay or lesbian.
How the Vermont Civil Union Law Came About
In 1997, three Vermont couples who had applied for and been denied marriage licenses came together to file a lawsuit declaring that their state constitutional rights had been violated. But one year later, the Chittenden Superior Court, which heard their case, dismissed it.Page 10 of 10 Previous | Next