Be Careful For What You Ask...

I have said numerous times on this site that I have no issues with gay unions. The "but" following that sentence would be don't call it marriage. I also said that it would have to be set up in a way that would make it equal to heterosexual marriages such as; alimony, child support etc. By taking such a tough stance the gay community seems to have hurt themselves immeasurably and inadvertantly put themselves in the position of equality, or at least something close:

Many of the largest employers in Massachusetts are dropping health benefits for unmarried gay couples, seven months after the state became the only one to legalize same-sex marriage.
Massachusetts companies, some of which pioneered domestic-partner benefits for unmarried, same-sex partners, said they were now withdrawing them for reasons of fairness: If gays and lesbians can now marry, they should no longer receive special treatment in the form of health benefits that were not made available to unmarried, opposite-sex couples.
Large employers terminating or phasing out domestic-partner benefits for some or all Massachusetts workers include IBM Corp., Raytheon Co., Emerson College, Northeastern University, the National Fire Protection Association, Boston Medical Center, Baystate Health System, and the New York Times Co., which owns the Boston Globe and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette.
"We're saying if you're a same-sex domestic partner, you now have the same option heterosexuals have, so we have to apply the same rules to you," said Larry Emerson, Baystate's vice president of human resources.

Amen, Larry. Fair is fair and this is a fair way of doing business. By gaining the right to marry in Mass. homosexuals have put themselves in a place they longed for but now may realize they didn't want.