http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2008/05/01/marriage-rights-young-couples/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:16:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2008/05/01/marriage-rights-young-couples/comment-page-1/#comment-43700 Judith Tue, 06 May 2008 23:35:20 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=1692#comment-43700 Just curious - would there actually be tax benefits if gay marriage emerged in the US? I don't know much about tax law, but I was just reading a book on sexuality and the law and one of the essays explained that in the UK, the Civil Partnership is economically harming gays and lesbians who choose to register (as does marriage for straight couples with two partners who work). Any idea if this is just a difference in tax codes or whether the same would apply in the US? Just curious – would there actually be tax benefits if gay marriage emerged in the US? I don’t know much about tax law, but I was just reading a book on sexuality and the law and one of the essays explained that in the UK, the Civil Partnership is economically harming gays and lesbians who choose to register (as does marriage for straight couples with two partners who work). Any idea if this is just a difference in tax codes or whether the same would apply in the US?

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