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IN THE HOUR OF GREATEST NEED

This is huge.

Obama Widens Medical Rights for Same-Sex Partners

Most people do not realize the extent of emergency and terminal care "black holes" for gay people.

We have had to cobble together a sheaf of legal documents to indicate that our partners be with us at the times of extreme health crisis or death.

And still. There are places and doctors who make it hard for gay partners to have equal spousal rights at the critical times.

Unfriendly families intervene. There are more than enough stories about people who have been kept away from the final hours of the most beloved person. Whether you are the dying or the survivor no one wants to be alone.

This simple order has always been possible and yet in 8 years of Republican governance, not once, was it considered.

We live in an area that is mega gay. The hospitals and health care facilities here, for the most part, totally gay friendly.

This is not true in many, particularly red state, areas of the country. And even in blue state locations, religious institutions will still make it tough on gays to be treated equally.

If you travel, you have to travel with your papers and even then that may not be enough.

People who live in these areas do so at their own and their partner's risk.

Did I say that this is a big deal?