Why Marriage Matters

Terrance has highlighted a post at Dailykos called "this is what domestic partnership gets you." which details the situation that resulted when gay (health and marriage) activist Eric Rofes died suddenly while vacationing in Provincetown, MA while his domestic partner of 16 years Crispin Hollings was in California and what Crispin had to go through trying to manage funeral arrangements and comply with his partner's final wishes.