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78. I am happy that you are married. For those whose states still don't recognize equal rights to marry
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 08:26 PM
Feb 2015

please get documentation in order. You can direct your doctors, hospitals, etc. with whom to share and not share your medical info, get wills, etc.

The bit about your medical records should not require more than a letter. Unless you have a huge complicated estate, a standard will should not cost much. If you can't afford even a little, a form that you find online for your state might do it.

And I hope with all my heart that someday soon, your state will also recognize your marriage. If not, I urge you to consider living in Massachusetts, the first state to recognize fully equal rights to marriage (IIRC, while Romney was Governor, too, though he tried to use an old statute against it).

And, since equal marriage has been law in Massachusetts for so long, you don't have to worry about traditional marriages because, of course, equal marriage ended them all within a year.

I am "gay" married! (ETA....thanks) [View all] Behind the Aegis Feb 2015 OP
happy for you and Mr. BtA Skittles Feb 2015 #1
I think the tide has turned. PeaceNikki Feb 2015 #2
Cautiously optimistic. Bohunk68 Feb 2015 #13
K&R and..... OKNancy Feb 2015 #3
Good things for good people! marble falls Feb 2015 #4
Congratulations, BtA.. I'm so Cha Feb 2015 #5
Mazel tov! shenmue Feb 2015 #6
Congratulations!!! Lee-Lee Feb 2015 #7
Mazel tov! xchrom Feb 2015 #8
Congratulations! mnhtnbb Feb 2015 #9
Congratulations Major Nikon Feb 2015 #10
Do you realize the damage you've done to America?! And *my* marriage?!? Roland99 Feb 2015 #11
Congradulations, Omedato, and Mazel Tov. Half-Century Man Feb 2015 #12
Your marriage may be boring, but you two are amazing. ScreamingMeemie Feb 2015 #14
Awwww...you! Behind the Aegis Feb 2015 #86
Congratulations! winter is coming Feb 2015 #15
It's wonderful to hear somebody so happy! All the best! BlueJazz Feb 2015 #16
Mazel!! Ruby the Liberal Feb 2015 #17
Congratulations. Yorktown Feb 2015 #18
Congratulations! TexasMommaWithAHat Feb 2015 #19
Congratulations! marym625 Feb 2015 #20
Qapla' allan01 Feb 2015 #21
Kick & highly recommended. William769 Feb 2015 #22
Great, big..... MAZEL TOV!!!!! meti57b Feb 2015 #23
Great! H2O Man Feb 2015 #24
And a heart for you and your spouse! Adrahil Feb 2015 #25
Congratulations! I hope you and your husband have a long, long, super happy life together. nt tblue37 Feb 2015 #26
Boring is good... congratulations.. Fumesucker Feb 2015 #27
Congratulations. May WhiteTara Feb 2015 #28
Mazel tov!! n/t eridani Feb 2015 #29
Congrats to you and spouse. n/t Yo_Mama Feb 2015 #30
Congratulations, Behind the Aegis! Octafish Feb 2015 #31
Congratulations, this is great news! Bluenorthwest Feb 2015 #32
DU rec... SidDithers Feb 2015 #33
Mazel and congratulations! coffeenap Feb 2015 #34
I am so happy I came in today and saw this! MuseRider Feb 2015 #35
Congratulations and best wishes NewJeffCT Feb 2015 #36
Congratulations! Phentex Feb 2015 #37
Congratulations! n/t BeeBee Feb 2015 #38
Congrats!! madamvlb Feb 2015 #39
congratulations! irisblue Feb 2015 #40
Mazel tov Happyhippychick Feb 2015 #41
Congrats my friend. one_voice Feb 2015 #42
You were with me that day. Behind the Aegis Feb 2015 #87
Happy for both of you!! oldandhappy Feb 2015 #43
"But I love my husband.." Iwillnevergiveup Feb 2015 #44
Wow... TeeYiYi Feb 2015 #45
Happy for you and all "red state" newlyweds carolinayellowdog Feb 2015 #46
I did volunteer legal work at Whitman Walker Clinic TBF Feb 2015 #47
Thank you for your work! Behind the Aegis Feb 2015 #88
That's not an empty fear - TBF Feb 2015 #91
Mazel Tov! Hekate Feb 2015 #48
Many congrats! Arugula Latte Feb 2015 #49
k&r uppityperson Feb 2015 #50
KnR! sheshe2 Feb 2015 #51
Oooohhhh ismnotwasm Feb 2015 #52
Yeah! We have 36 slippery slopes given way, just 14 left, but they, too are slippery libdem4life Feb 2015 #53
Congratulations and many happy years ahead for you both. Skidmore Feb 2015 #54
Congrats! zappaman Feb 2015 #55
Congratulations, BtA. Best of luck to you both. Happy Day! Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2015 #56
k&r... spanone Feb 2015 #57
Congrats to you and your husband! nt Terra Alta Feb 2015 #58
So happy for you! Boomer Feb 2015 #59
Congratulations! A toast to boring, routine marriages (that tend to last)! Pooka Fey Feb 2015 #60
Congratulations -- and I don't want to pee on your parade. but nichomachus Feb 2015 #61
Thanks. I felt no rain. Behind the Aegis Feb 2015 #85
Mazel tov! AtomicKitten Feb 2015 #62
Congratulations and Best Wishes!!! nt msanthrope Feb 2015 #63
Congrats to you both on your marriage! LeftishBrit Feb 2015 #64
L'Chayim! (plus federal taxes) frazzled Feb 2015 #65
Congrats. I know a couple that is planning to be gary-divorced. rhett o rick Feb 2015 #66
Wonderful! Wonderful! Congratulations! swimboy Feb 2015 #67
Woo hoo!!! dbackjon Feb 2015 #68
Best hopes and wishes for y'all! SusanCalvin Feb 2015 #69
Congrats! bigwillq Feb 2015 #70
Congrats! radhika Feb 2015 #71
!!! Number23 Feb 2015 #72
"My marriage is boring".... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2015 #73
Many happy years to you both! BrotherIvan Feb 2015 #74
Nice to hear. Best wishes! Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2015 #75
Fantastic! randys1 Feb 2015 #76
congratulations and good luck guillaumeb Feb 2015 #77
I am happy that you are married. For those whose states still don't recognize equal rights to marry merrily Feb 2015 #78
Congratulations! hrmjustin Feb 2015 #79
Kick for truth! JustAnotherGen Feb 2015 #80
CONGRATULATIONS, AGAIN. Warren DeMontague Feb 2015 #81
Right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. And NOT open to a vote to ban it for some !!! blkmusclmachine Feb 2015 #82
Congratulations and best wishes! REP Feb 2015 #83
Congratulations BtA! TM99 Feb 2015 #84
I am overjoyed for you and your spouse, BtA :) Aerows Feb 2015 #89
Ah, the perils of the multiple meanings of the word 'just' ... muriel_volestrangler Feb 2015 #90
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