>>>How about two types of marriage licenses? We keep the traditional marriage license as is and create a “Gay Marriage License”. Then everyone can be happy! :)
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>>There isn't any imcompatibility for legal rights of who live together.. The institution marriage that has strong moral and religious imcompatibility..
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>>For example.. A gay guy has as a partner other one that help him to build an empire.. On his death the logical procedure is to give to the partner all the goods.. This is legal rights.. No problem at all..
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>The reality is that in the majority of cases the law does not protect anyone in such a relationship. I think that it should not be an issue as to the relationship between "partners" and the state. They should be afforded the same rights as a married couple.
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>Why must this issue be tied to a “marriage license”? Just hire an attorney and draw up the necessary papers to have joint custody of the possessions that two partners own and how they will be divided. The state should honor such an arrangement.

But that IS the point - you have to file each one of them, even some that you don't even know about until you need them. If you're legally married, they come automatically, and pretty much for free: no filing fees.