Hassel agreed that the benefit plan violated the General Assembly's to legislate & mdash; because the county's criteria for dependent benefits were tacitly directed at extending benefits to same-sex partners.
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But even then it might be better to just have a tank of hydrogen to add ( oxygen is already available ! ), and I agree with you that they are being quite shady ( at least ! ) in phrasing it as a " water "-dependent benefit.
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The drive for dependent benefits, a symbol of concern for and commitment to a partner and children, also defines where many gays and lesbians see themselves today : not on San Francisco's Castro Street but on Main Street, where most other Americans work, live in long-term relationships, and raise families.
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In addition to the issues and occurrences which are encountered in general LGBT parenting, children in same-sex military families would also encounter issues which are endemic to children of opposite-sex military couples, such as deployment, frequent household reassignment, life among other military children ( i . e ., in school, playtime, socialization ), care for wounded parents, life after the death of a parent, dependent benefits, and so on.