pagekaren:

we are all aware that marriage is only one step on the road to true equality but please do not dismiss how significant the legal right to marriage is, when us federal state and marriage laws guarantee couples over 1200 different legal protections including:

  • hospital visitation when there’s been an accident or illness
  • the ability to obtain “family” health coverage
  • taxation and inheritance rights
  • their role as parent of their children and better stability in the lives of their children 
  • even protection in case the relationship ends

marriage is a big deal. it is not the final deal. but it is something to celebrate [insert ten thousand rainbow and crying emois]