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In parts of the world partnership rights or marriage have been extended to lesbians and gay men. Advocates of gay marriage cite a range of benefits that are denies people who cannot marry, including immigration, health care, inheritance and property rights, and other family obligations and protections, as reasons why marriage should be extended to gay and lesbian couples. Opponents of gay marriage within the gay community argue that fighting to achieve these benefits by means of extending marriage rights to same-sex couples privatizes benefits (e.g., health care) that should be made available to people regardless of their relationship status. They further argue that the same-sex marriage movement within the gay community discriminates against families that are composed of three or more intimate partners. Opposition to the same-sex marriage movement from within the gay community should not be confused with opposition from outside that community, which is often based on religious belief.
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Activists and academics such as Simon Watney, Douglas Crimp and Jan Zita Grover argue that news coverage of HIV/AIDS has consistently drawn on negative stereotypes about gays and lesbians. In their view, the coverage of HIV/AIDS in the 1980s reflected mainstream society’s fear of and dislike for the gay community—and essentially blamed gay men for AIDS.
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According to Witeck-Combs Communications, Inc. and Marketresearch.com, the 2006 buying power of U.S. Gays and Lesbians was approximately $660 Billion and is expected to exceed $835 Billion by 20111. Gay consumers are very loyal to specific brands, wishing to support companies that support the gay community and ... provide equal rights for LGBT workers.
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