The Colorado General Assembly is a constant source of material to challenge our thoughts and beliefs. A particular question to come before us recently is whether same-sex marriages should be licensed. Existing Colorado law already defines a marriage as being between a man and a woman.
Insurance costs much more for two singles than does a primary insured along with a spouse.
Rights of survivorship are also denied since the courts will not recognize those absent a formal license. There are other questions. The issue came before us by virtue of a case in Hawaii, where three gay couples had been denied a license to marry. The gay couples sued the state and the case finally made it to the Hawaii Supreme Court. In effect, the denial of the license was overturned.