Gay Marriage Allows Same-Sex Couples Benefits of Divorce Laws

When we look at exuberant wedding photos, we never think, “Oh, good! Now those two can get divorced!”

But in fact, the right to a divorce is just as important as the right to marry.

In a charming, poignant essay in the Boston Globe, Jarrett Barrios talks about how marriage rights for same-sex couples also give these couples the right to a divorce, and why that’s so important.

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