<p>An interesting wrinkle here in New York.</p>
<p>IBM has announced that a year after the gay marriage law goes into effect, the ONLY way you can get benefits for you partner will be to be married. Right now, if you’re straight, you can get spousal benefits if you are married. Gay employees can get equivalent benefits for “domestic partners” who reside in the same residence. In a year, they will lost their benefits if they aren’t married. </p>
<p>Guess what? Some gays are complaining that this is “unfair!” They want to be able to keep the benefits without getting legally married. </p>
<p>IBM says it’s just trying to treat everyone the same. Straight people only get spousal benefits. Now that gay people can get married in New York, a year after the law takes effect, any gays who are not legally married will lose their partner benefits. </p>
<p>Makes sense to me.</p>