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Another one down: New Jersey becomes the 14th state to allow same-sex marriage

Happy Monday! Congrats to New Jersey for becoming the 14th state to allow gay marriages. We learned on Friday that the New Jersey Supreme Court has given the go ahead…

LGBTQ Finance | 10.09

They want you!

After the tax-heavy post yesterday, I thought it would be fun to revisit a lighter article that came out last month about Minneapolis Mayer R.T. Rybak courting gay couples to…

LGBTQ Finance | 10.08

Tax Deadline: Shutdown or not, October 15th is coming

People have felt the effect of the government shutdown in a variety of ways. As someone who deals with the IRS everyday, I have to say I’m enjoying the break…

LGBTQ Finance | 10.07

Marriage – a bonus or a penalty?

I’ve said this before, but it’s worth repeating: I love personal finance. Everything about it excites me– the fundamentals, insurance, investing, estate planning, etc. At my core, though, I’m a…

LGBTQ Finance | 10.04

You can get married…now what?

The other day, Ben said to me, “Just so you know, if you asked me to marry you, I would say yes.” I said, “ok” and continued to play Words…

LGBTQ Finance | 10.03

Even now, all marriages are not treated equally.

Despite the amazing progress with the federal government, the majority of states still don’t recognize same-sex marriages. And although Article IV of the United States Constitution says states should respect…

LGBTQ Finance | 10.02

Congrats! You and your partner have access to federal marriage benefits!!!

Alright…now for some legal stuff. As I said, June 26th, 2013 was a big day. But why? It wasn’t that gays and lesbians couldn’t get married at all; we could……

LGBTQ Finance | 10.01

The Premise

If you breakdown, I’ll drive out and find you “In the past 12 years, I’ve learned how to cope with losing two very important people in my life, made it…

LGBTQ Finance | 09.30

How I Found My Voice

Write What You Know When I was an English Writing major in college, one of the hardest lessons to learn was “finding my voice” as a writer. My professors stressed…

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