Equal Rights

Equal Rights. What does that mean? We live in a country where every person is suppose to have the same rights. But think about it. There aren't two people that have the exact same rights. How can we say we live in a free country when I can't walk down the street holding my partners hand? I can't lean over at dinner and give her a soft kiss. We are afraid of offending others that aren't open to our love. We cherish the times when we are in an environment where people don't care. That usually means we are in another city. We spent 2 wonderful days in a small town in Arkansas that is very diverse. I know, when you think of diversity, Arkansas isn't the first place that comes to mind. It was the first time in our relationship when we were in public and we felt like we could be ourselves. All of our affection is only shown when we are in our own home. We just recently went away for the weekend and when we left the little Mom/Pop motel we made sure that both beds were unmade when we left. Why? Heaven forbid they realize we were a gay couple and slept in the same bed. If we were a heterosexual couple this would never have been a thought. In our country if you're married and your spouse dies you are not taxed on what you inherit from them. As a gay couple who is not able to legally marry anything we inherit from our partners is taxed very high. How would it hurt the country if we were able to legally marry? You allow Britney Spears to marry someone for 48 hours, but you don't want homosexuals to marry because you want to preserve marriage? We deserve the same rights. The end.