The fight for marriage of same sex
If Kory O’Rourke, she cited the automobile insurance companies and requires that spouses are added to his plan, in which a representative at the other end of the phone is not blink “- even if it was O’Rourke clearly meant that its same-sex partners, she had just married in San Francisco.
“Oh, congratulations,” the representative of the progressive group of insurance said. “I’ll give you a credit of $ 78, so you can be sure, guys, go further and have a good dinner on us.”
O’Rourke was thrilled - but it turned out, the exchange should never take place. By changing O’Rourke report, representatives apparently violated company policy. Step by step will be officially does not recognize marriage licenses issued, same-sex couples, but it is to consider whether a change in its policy, said spokesman Todd Morgano.
The confusion and differences are only too aware, as a gay married, returned home to San Francisco marriage and other cities and positive, began to require some of the benefits marriage. The federal government has drawn up a list of 1049 of rights and obligations in marriage contingent - Survivors’ rights to social benefits. Many gay couples began with simple steps: ask their employers and their insurers to offer the same health and auto insurance on the protection of married heterosexuals. The results were very mixed.
The conversation of Chicago David Greer considered a human resources staff with Dean Foods, the dairy, processing and distribution levels of the company where he works, is typical for the talks, being held in the offices of staff Federal.
According to Greer, he explained, he married his same sex partner in San Francisco and wanted to change their official status, family and insert its new husband to his health. The addition of other words, Greer’s partner - the self-employed - it only pay for a fraction of $ 500 per month premium health insurance pays when he said Greer.
The officer replied that the company has no national partners benefits.
“But this is not a national partnership,” said Greer. “This is marriage.”
On orders from Mayor Gavin Newsom, San Francisco began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in February. A month later, the state Supreme Court decided that the city did not need more licences are issued. The court will decide whether, in this summer Newsom had the authority to defy Proposition 22, voters approved ballot measure, which defines marriage as only between a man and woman.
“The courts have not indicated the fishing licence illegal to do so, we consider the moral license, a document,” said Greer.
Between 12 and February 11 in March 4037 homosexual couples get marriage licenses in San Francisco.
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