Arizona Man Wins Same-Sex Death Benefits Fight

State does not recognize gay marriages

A judge handed a victory Friday to a gay man who lost his spouse to cancer last month and was denied death benefits because Arizona does not recognize same-sex marriage.

Fred McQuire and George Martinez were partners of 45 years who got married in California this summer, fulfilling one of their final wishes as they both dealt with serious health issues.

Martinez died in late August, but McQuire was unable to receive Social Security and veteran benefits because Arizona bans gay marriage.

Comments

[Federale]

Libertarians endorse a welfare program because of gay marriage, even though there is no homosexual marriage in Arizona? Who needs libertarians when you have Demoncrats to expand welfare programs.

[Marshall Gill]

If there was a winner and a victory, I wonder who the loser was? Oh, yeah, the taxpayer.

[livhartmanina]

my best friend's mother makes $76 /hr on the internet . She has been out of work for 10 months but last month her pay check was $21960 just working on the internet for a few hours. read.....

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