I should have the same benefits as all other employees. The Family Leave Act doesn't apply to me. If my partner or my daughter were to become chronically ill, I couldn't take time off to care for them with a guarantee that my job would still be there for us. In fact, my partner or daughter could die tomorrow, and I could be denied bereavement leave from work to attend her funeral. Under current law, survivor benefits and inheritance rights don't apply to my family.
Fringe benefits make up one third of the typical American salary package.
Because I am denied benefits this means I am compensated at a lower rate than my colleagues. Because Sol has parents who are denied marriage status, she would be left unprotected financially and emotionally in the event of the tragic death of either one of her parents. Because Sol's relationship to me isn't recognized under the law, if I died, Sol would be denied all of the benefits she'd normally be entitled to upon the death of a parent. Kids in heterosexual families receive social security benefits when one of their parents dies. Of course, any child facing the loss of a parent can't be compensated for the loss of a parent's love.