Wednesday, July 1, 2015

U.S. "marriage penalty" affects low-income, disabled LGBT people

Jordan Gwendolyn Davis writes about how even in light of the legalization of same-sex marriage, it is still inaccessible to low-income, disabled LGBT people

"Even before the Supreme Court ruled in favor of nationwide marriage equality, I kept getting stuck on one fact: Even if Jessica and I can legally marry, we really don't have the option to. That is, we don't have the option unless we want to risk losing the disability benefits that sustain our survival," Davis writes.