None.
They share the same basic civil rights as everyone else.What rights are gay couples denied?
There are no federal laws against housing discrimination based on sexual orientation. Outside of the 12 states that have state laws prohibiting housing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, you can legally be denied an apartment lease or home mortgage for the sole reason of being gay.
There are no federal laws against employment discrimination based upon sexual orientation. Outside of the 19 states that have state laws prohibiting employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, you can legally be fired for the sole reason of being gay.
There are no federal laws allowing prosecutors to seek enhanced penalties for perpetrators of crimes against another for the reason of their sexual orientation. Outside of the 30 states that have state hate crime laws that are inclusive of sexual orientation, if you are beaten or killed for being gay it is not considered a hate crime (as it would be if you were beaten or killed due to your religion).
There are no federal laws recognizing marriage between 2 people of the same gender. The General Accounting Office identified 1,049 benefits, rights, and privileges only offered through legal marriage. The federal government does not recognize same sex marriages from any state. When you are married, a hospital won't deny you visitation because you are not a legal relative. When you are married, the government won't tax the one who is left living with an inheritance tax that could cost them their home.
Almost 1,500 Marriage rights.
On the order of 1,400 legal rights are conferred upon married couples in the U.S. Typically these are composed of about 400 state benefits and over 1,000 federal benefits. Among them are the rights to:
joint parenting;
joint adoption;
joint foster care, custody, and visitation (including non-biological parents);
status as next-of-kin for hospital visits and medical decisions where one partner is too ill to be competent;
joint insurance policies for home, auto and health;
dissolution and divorce protections such as community property and child support;
immigration and residency for partners from other countries;
inheritance automatically in the absence of a will;
joint leases with automatic renewal rights in the event one partner dies or leaves the house or apartment;
inheritance of jointly-owned real and personal property through the right of survivorship (which avoids the time and expense and taxes in probate);
benefits such as annuities, pension plans, Social Security, and Medicare;
spousal exemptions to property tax increases upon the death of one partner who is a co-owner of the home;
veterans' discounts on medical care, education, and home loans; joint filing of tax returns;
joint filing of customs claims when traveling;
wrongful death benefits for a surviving partner and children;
bereavement or sick leave to care for a partner or child;
decision-making power with respect to whether a deceased partner will be cremated or not and where to bury him or her;
crime victims' recovery benefits;
loss of consortium tort benefits;
domestic violence protection orders;
judicial protections and evidentiary immunity;
and more....
No rights to spouse's social security (in the US). Depending on the state and/or company you work for, no spousal medical benefits, although that is becoming less and less.
And to the literalist who said ';Heaven';, only in your religion buddy!
In some states they can be fired for being gay.
Beating up or killing a gay person in not considered a hate crime.
Adoption, the right to give blood (not all gays have aids!) and in some countries the right to live and love.
I'm just gonna second CptnJack. There are a LOT.
Heaven!
Reply: BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Shutup Chuck? I got plenty friends. Just no gay ones.
Don't want them.
Which religion would you be referring?
Again: BWHAHAHAHAHAHA!
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