April 25, 2007
For Richer, For Poorer: The Freedom to Marry as a Matter of Economic Justice
Contrary to right-wing claims that same-sex couples are largely white, male, upper-class citizens, 2000 Census data shows same-sex couples are even more racially diverse than the general population, are from all types of backgrounds and live in 99% of the counties in America. As they try and take care of each other and their families, they have the same sets of economic decisions to make as everyone else. But same-sex committed couples experience numerous economic injustices directly connected to their exclusion from the protections married couples take for granted every day.