Can't you just see Mitt Romney's marriage falling apart as a result? (Actually, I'm just joking about Romney because he doesn't really believe anything he says, so no one really knows if Romney is pro-gay or anti-gay. I truly hope that he is the GOP candidate because it's only a matter of time before he reads the polls and flips again.)
Gay couples who register as domestic partners will be able to file joint state tax returns, inherit each other's property and make medical choices on each other's behalf, along with a host of other state benefits given to married Oregonians....
Oregon becomes the ninth state to approve spousal rights in some form for gay couples, joining Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Maine, California, Washington and Hawaii. Massachusetts is the only state that allows gay couples to marry.
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