The Transition to Marriage Equality: A Ring Study
We have seen amazing progress in marriage equality recently, as Ben and I will soon experience. Despite that progress, same-sex couples still face many growing pains when it comes to…
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I’m Engaged!
Happy Monday! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. Mine was busy, fun, stressful, and exciting wrapped into one. I ate quite a bit, helped chop some firewood,… -
Five Takeaways from Illinois’ Same-Sex Marriage Law
So we didn’t beat Hawaii, but yesterday Illinois became the 16th state to legalize same-sex marriage. Here are five takeaways from the new law: This was quite the battle: Even… -
Marriage Makeover: Same-Sex Couple Edition
While I’m providing roadmaps, I wanted to make sure that you same-sex couples out there can find the planning aspects that affect your relationship in one place. As I said… -
Two key differences between spousal and domestic partner benefits
Speaking of gays and the workplace, Ben and I just reviewed our insurance benefits offered through his employer. Like many working couples, we had to decide whether we wanted to… -
What is the Employment Non-Discrimination Act?
With all of the marriage talk last week, I didn’t get a chance to mention another significant milestone for gay and lesbian couples that occurred. Last Thursday, the Senate passed… -
The Race to 15: Hawaii on its way to recognizing same-sex marriages (again)
Well, it looks like Illinois has some competition on becoming the 15th state to recognize same-sex marriages. On Friday, the Hawaii state House of Representatives approved a bill allowing gay… -
News on Marriage Equailty and Twitter
I’m still basking in the glory of what happened in our home state yesterday and reading as much info as I can about the upcoming marriage law. I also saw… -
Gay Marriage Comes to Illinois!
Well, it happened. Ben called me early evening yesterday asking “did you hear the news!?!” Illinois has become the 15th state to allow same-sex marriage! Even though marriages won’t start… -
Travel Safely: Travel Tip for Same-Sex Couples
This weekend Ben and I will travel to Bourbon country in Kentucky for our annual Octoberween vacation. Every year around this time, we and a friend from DC take an… -
Arguments Against Marriage
Happy Monday! One of my friends sent me an article posted in Friday’s New York Times, discussing why some same-sex couples choose not the get married, despite now having the… -
Why Civil Unions are pointless
Yesterday, I attended the IRS/Tax Practitioner Symposium sponsored by the IRS and the Illinois CPA Society. As you can imagine, same-sex marriage was mentioned several times as a “hot topic.” … -
A Guide to Government Agencies and Your Federal Marriage Rights
In celebration of New Jersey’s recognition of same-sex marriages and the federal government getting back to work, I’d like to delve a little deeper into the federal government’s recognition of…