Posted by fayeroe on November 13, 2008, at 11:17:22
In reply to Re: Keith Olberman on Prop 8 » rayww, posted by seldomseen on November 13, 2008, at 4:32:12
> Also, who's last name do they use, and what about their children's last name?
> ****Heteosexual couples have to work this out too.~~~~My youngest daughter's children all have her maiden name. She is the last of her father's family that will have children. Not one single person that knows of the situation has voiced any unrest with this decision. No, her husband doesn't mind.
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> Do they pay alimony if they separate and are not the biological father or mother?
> ****Alimony is typically paid to the spouse after the divorce and is settled by the court. I think you are talking about child support, which is also something heteosexual couples that adopt children have to work out******
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> The GLBT as a community do not generally want to settle "till death do us part" with one partner.
> *****I think if that were true, then the whole gay marriage issue would not exist. ******~~~~~~I have gay friends that have been together 35 years..right here in TEXAS. A RED state.
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> By extending marriage to their community won't help. I think we are opening up a can of worms, and once they escape they'll infect the whole society, like worms on the Internet, they spread their virus, shutting us down, whether we want their inflection or not. (Inflection: A turning or bending away from a course or position of alignment).
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> ****Infect with what? A departure from tradition? I think some traditions/alignements need changing***
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