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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Amendment 1 states that “marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this State.”  It's totally unclear how this amendment will actually play out in practice, but legal scholars are saying that it could create many problems not only for gay couples, but for straight unmarried couples.  Theoretically any straight or gay couple could show up at a hospital, and have the hospital staff say "family only, and according to our laws you are not family."

I'm a married lesbian, and I actually agree with the poster above that marriage shouldn't be tied to rights. [b] If I could get the rights without the marriage, I would be happy to do so. [/b] Unfortunately, those who don't want gays to marry are also the first to deny us because we are not married.  I got married because it is one more way to protect my partner and our child.

I won't be going to North Carolina, not because I want to deny hardworking NCers their livelihood, but because I don't want to risk dying alone, and I certainly don't want to be in a situation where our daughter would be in the hospital and be denied one of her moms.  [/quote]

Clearly, the movement doesn't agree with you on this one, as these battles have always focused on the right to "marry."  I for one will always vote against gay marriage, as I do not support a fundamental redefinition of marriage, period.  I stand on firm ground alongside the majority of Americans on this one, as evidenced by the way the votes have fallen.  However, I do believe that any adult in this country should be able to legally declare another adult, who would have legal rights in certain situations.   I personally know so many people who share this view, even though they are against gay marriage.

As for hospital situations involving children, aren't both mothers (or both fathers) considered the legal parents of the child?  In those cases, it doesn't matter if mom and mom (or dad and dad) are married, divorced, unmarried, domestic partners, or any other arrangement - they may still see or make decisions for their children.  Right?
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