Rea Carey, the executive director of
the Task Force, says there is more to LGBT rights than just marriage.
In a videotaped interview, Carey
discussed the two cases related to gay marriage currently before the
Supreme Court.
“There's a lot riding on these
cases,” Carey said, “and yet we know the day after the ruling
comes down we're going to have to roll up our sleeves and get to
work.”
“Part of it's about our basic
humanity. I want to be seen. I want my marriage to be seen. I want
to be valued by this country in the same way that my straight friends
are. But there's also a lot of issues around economic security at
stake here. Social security; the ability to sponsor your partner if
they're not a United States citizen. So many of the benefits – we
talk about the over 1,100 benefits that come with being married in
this country federally.”
“I'm hopeful, actually, on both
cases, but we don't know what's in [the justice's] hearts and minds.”
“There are a lot of issues that
affect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people that simply
aren't addressed through marriage equality.”
Carey cited workplace discrimination as
one of those issues. (The video is embedded on this page. Visit
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