Where are they now?

[owlmoose]

So the California Supreme Court will hear arguments for and against the constitutionality of the state's "Defense of Marriage" law on March 4th. Guess who the attorney for the state is?

Kenneth Starr.

Yes, that Kenneth Starr.

There must be some irony in this somewhere, but I'm having a hard time articulating exactly what it might be...

Comments

[owlmoose.livejournal.com]

I don't know how the laws work in the UK, but in the US there are hundreds of legal protections and status changes that come with legal marriage (partial list here -- the right to inherit, the right to make medical decisions for your partner, the ability to file income taxes jointly, etc. Being legally married makes all kinds of things much easier.

Maybe the ideal answer would be to drastically alter the legal system, in terms of allowing people to form personal life partnerships, but that's not happening any time soon. Marriage is the best we've got, and that's why I support it.

Now, if your question is "why take a life partner?" that's much more personal and complicated. For me, I suppose it was about stability, and about making a statement to the world that I've chosen to make my life with T. But that's different for everyone.

[furitaurus.livejournal.com]

We have marriage over here, but we also have a system, which is primarily but not exclusively used by the gay community called 'civil partnerships'; essentially the legal aspects of marriage without the grandiose ceremony in the name of a g-d who apparently has a thing against gays.

I can understand people's reasons for taking a life partner and i think in most cases it is for both reasons you pointed out.