Can I be mad now?
IsabellaLinton wrote:
Name any other status of adult who can't get married, without having a financial penalty imposed by the government.
It's Draconian.
Gay men, gay women, interracial couples, straight couples, and in some cases even bigamists can marry.
Heaven forbid a disabled couple get married. They're punished financially and their children would have to be raised as "illegitimate" because of an arbitrary and highly discriminatory law. People lose access to health benefits and life insurance proceeds. It destabilises families, unnecessarily. What about people who are religious and won't live together or have premarital sex? They're unable to have relationships? That's discrimination.
I can't believe people don't freak out about the violation to their rights.
Any other social group would protest, but disabled people are supposed to just smile and say it's OK.
It's Draconian.
Gay men, gay women, interracial couples, straight couples, and in some cases even bigamists can marry.
Heaven forbid a disabled couple get married. They're punished financially and their children would have to be raised as "illegitimate" because of an arbitrary and highly discriminatory law. People lose access to health benefits and life insurance proceeds. It destabilises families, unnecessarily. What about people who are religious and won't live together or have premarital sex? They're unable to have relationships? That's discrimination.
I can't believe people don't freak out about the violation to their rights.
Any other social group would protest, but disabled people are supposed to just smile and say it's OK.
There should be some kind of public support for disabled people . At the least so disabled people can be treated like humans too.
Draconian is a very good way to term this situation !
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I know several older couples in their seventies that didn’t get married because they couldn’t afford to loose benefits.It’s sad because they feel ashamed and like they are living in sin.
Have a pagan wedding , wear some awesome clothes ,say vows that have meaning for both of you, and exchange some cool rings.Have a small bonding ceremony later with close friends and celebrate your life union.
A marriage license is just a piece of paper, it’s how you feel about each other that makes it a marriage.
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