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Compounding the problem, those who live in states that only allow same-sex partners to register as domestic partners or only allow different-sex couples to legally marry, can be harmed by a dissonance between their legal gender and chosen gender -- which can lead to a denial of the right to legally partner or marry the person of their choice.

Frederick Hertz: Transgender Man Wins Divorce Dispute Frederick Hertz 2011

It also did not reach the question of whether the government, under equality principles, can prohibit same-sex couples from marrying when it allows different-sex couples to do so.

Carlos A. Ball: Why the Proposition 8 Ruling Has a Good Chance of Being Affirmed by the Supreme Court Carlos A. Ball 2012

Third, Massachusetts claims that requiring it to comply with a federal definition of marriage limited to different-sex couples, the state is put to an unlawful choice between discriminating against people which its own laws treat equally and foregoing federal funding.

Massachusetts takes aim at federal definition of marriage 2009

Mr. Cuomo said the bill needed to be passed immediately because not doing so would deny 50,000 same-sex couples "critical protections currently afforded to different-sex couples".

Suit on Gay Nuptials Proceeds Andrew Grossman 2011

Compounding the problem, those who live in states that only allow same-sex partners to register as domestic partners or only allow different-sex couples to legally marry, can be harmed by a dissonance between their legal gender and chosen gender -- which can lead to a denial of the right to legally partner or marry the person of their choice.

Frederick Hertz: Transgender Man Wins Divorce Dispute Frederick Hertz 2011

It may be that, demographically, same-sex married couples look quite a bit like their different-sex married counterparts.

Wonk Room » Why It’s Important For The Census To Count Same-Sex Married Couples 2009

Civil unions would provide Colorado's same-sex and different-sex unmarried couples with some much-needed legal protections.

Study: Civil Unions Bill Would Save Colorado Money Ethan Axelrod 2011

Civil unions would provide Colorado's same-sex and different-sex unmarried couples with some much-needed legal protections.

Study: Civil Unions Bill Would Save Colorado Money Ethan Axelrod 2011

Only about 22 percent of employers cover the same-sex partners of their employees and 28 percent cover different-sex partners.

Wonk Room » Businesses Struggling To Provide Domestic Partnership Benefits To Their Employees 2009

Compounding the problem, those who live in states that only allow same-sex partners to register as domestic partners or only allow different-sex couples to legally marry, can be harmed by a dissonance between their legal gender and chosen gender -- which can lead to a denial of the right to legally partner or marry the person of their choice.

Frederick Hertz: Transgender Man Wins Divorce Dispute Frederick Hertz 2011