--- JBrown72073 at cs.com wrote:
> I think marriage now affords important protections to women (or to
> the more
> powerless spouse, usually the woman).
There are also more protections/remedies for spouses in abusive relationships via spousal abuse laws; however, gay/les/bi/tran couples usually, if not always, are excluded from such protections.
- Deborah
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" How come people always flip and think they're Jesus? Why not Buddha? Particularly in America, where more people resemble Buddha than Jesus. 'Ah'm BUDDHA!' 'You're Bubba!' 'Ah'm Buddha now..All I gotta do is change 3 letters on ma belt...' " - Bill Hicks