Comments on: The Gay Partner: Does He Belong in Our Vault? http://www.thecheckoutline.org/advice/the-gay-partner-does-he-belong-in-our-vault/ Advice for Dying and Death - When Sympathy Isnt Enough Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:45:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Clara http://www.thecheckoutline.org/advice/the-gay-partner-does-he-belong-in-our-vault/comment-page-1/#comment-11533 Clara Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:01:04 +0000 http://www.thecheckoutline.org/?p=749#comment-11533 If Annette's son is reading this, I suggest he make burial arrangements for his partner and himself far away from the dumb family vault. Those guys should go to their final rest where they are wanted. Let his parents maintain the dignity and the status of their dry bones as they lose the love of their son. If Annette’s son is reading this, I suggest he make burial arrangements for his partner and himself far away from the dumb family vault. Those guys should go to their final rest where they are wanted. Let his parents maintain the dignity and the status of their dry bones as they lose the love of their son.

]]> By: Oriole http://www.thecheckoutline.org/advice/the-gay-partner-does-he-belong-in-our-vault/comment-page-1/#comment-11530 Oriole Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:58:04 +0000 http://www.thecheckoutline.org/?p=749#comment-11530 Subjecting a son's desires to the will and possible disapproval of some idiot congressman who is a distant relative? I don't think so! Subjecting a son’s desires to the will and possible disapproval of some idiot congressman who is a distant relative? I don’t think so!

]]> By: Jean, in Ohio http://www.thecheckoutline.org/advice/the-gay-partner-does-he-belong-in-our-vault/comment-page-1/#comment-11529 Jean, in Ohio Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:56:03 +0000 http://www.thecheckoutline.org/?p=749#comment-11529 The son is 37. He will find someone new. Who will really, really want to be in the same vault. Liberal softies can mock people like me all they want, but in addition to family values, legally binding marriages between men and women prevent many problems that always arise when people do as they want with whom they want, regardless of all the values they trample on the way.. The son is 37. He will find someone new. Who will really, really want to be in the same vault. Liberal softies can mock people like me all they want, but in addition to family values, legally binding marriages between men and women prevent many problems that always arise when people do as they want with whom they want, regardless of all the values they trample on the way..

]]> By: keith http://www.thecheckoutline.org/advice/the-gay-partner-does-he-belong-in-our-vault/comment-page-1/#comment-11349 keith Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:46:13 +0000 http://www.thecheckoutline.org/?p=749#comment-11349 This woman's attitude towards her son is astonishingly hostile. She writes, "my son wants 'his friend' buried..." and puts "partner" in scare quotes. Day in and day out, gay people cope with having their relationships marginalized by coworkers, acquaintances, and politicians. To suffer it from their own family members is just too much. She should be happy he still wants to be buried with her at all. She writes "family is family." It sounds to me like her son is being better "family" to his partner than she is being to her son. This woman’s attitude towards her son is astonishingly hostile.

She writes, “my son wants ‘his friend’ buried…” and puts “partner” in scare quotes.

Day in and day out, gay people cope with having their relationships marginalized by coworkers, acquaintances, and politicians. To suffer it from their own family members is just too much.

She should be happy he still wants to be buried with her at all.

She writes “family is family.” It sounds to me like her son is being better “family” to his partner than she is being to her son.

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