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As the April 15th tax filing deadline looms, many gay couples are facing higher tax bills because they do not get the federal tax benefits that accompany marriage. The same is true for heterosexual couples who chose not to get married. Do you think this is fair?

I think it's fair for those couples that choose to not get married. I don't believe it's fair for those couples that would love to get married but aren't allowed to. Even if the government decides to call it something else, I believe that gay couples should be allowed to get married (civil union, domestic partnership, whatever) and receive all the benefits a heterosexual couple gets under the law. This goes way beyond tax benefits people....I'm talking about hospital visitation, insurance coverage, adoption rights, etc. ALL those things a husband and wife benefit from but not husband and husband or wife and wife. It's not fair and it's not right.