Ruling hurts some unmarried same-sex partners

The city of Iowa City and Johnson County began to address an uncommon, and possibly unique, situation after the Iowa Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage last April. They are working on ways to drop extended health insurance benefits to domestic partners of gay employees who are not married.

[Gay Mom]

These extended benefits ( I used them) were set up when we COULD NOT marry. They threw a lifeline to committed same-sex families. In Iowa, they are no longer needed. It's only fair to pull them now, unless you offer them to all unmarried couples.

[Normal]

Good. They want to be treated like everyone else, let them marry.

[roy]

Normal wrote:

Good. They want to be treated like everyone else, let them marry.

Shut up. You don't no what you are talking about. Marriage is between a man and a woman.

[Just H3r3]

roy wrote:

<quoted text> Shut up. You don't no what you are talking about. Marriage is between a man and a woman.

You need to shut it roy toy. You do not own the word marriage.

[blasterboy1984]

It is only fair....same-sex benefits were only a stop-gap measure until marriage was allowed. If you want the benefits get married.

[ltndncr59]

If a gay couple is allowed to marry in a state, and they want benefits afforded married couples, then by all means, they should marry. Isn't that what we're fighting for?

[ltndncr59]

I don't think the government should be in the business of granting rights, benefits and priveleges to couples who are just shacking up and have no intention of entering a formal committed relationship, regardless of their sexual orientation.

[Disgusted American]

IF a state is offering Marriage Equality w/benefits to ALL....then by ALL means...IF you want the benefits - you have to marry - thats fair enough..to ALL peoples.