Sample Letter to the Editor in Support of the Right to Marry for Same-Sex Couples

To the Editor:

Lesbian and gay couples should have the freedom to marry. Only civil marriage can provide such vital protections and security to lesbian and gay families as granting the right to visit a hospitalized partner, custody and visitation rights for families, social security benefits to a surviving partner, immigration rights for international same-sex couples, and hundreds of other legal protections and responsibilities. It’s only fair.

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