Go figure. We've said it before and we'll say it again. These hypo-Christian groups that are fighting against marriage equality are NOT just anti-gay marriage. They are simply anti-gay. Anything they can do to keep the gays down - they will do it, even when it comes to basic health care needs for families.

"They", in this case are the anti-gay Alliance Defense Fund. Two days before Thanksgiving, they filed a lawsuit with an ultraconservative Ohio legislator. They claim that Miami University's benefits for domestic partners violate Ohio's antigay marriage amendment. If they win, many LGBT people in Ohio could be stripped of their health care and similar cases could be filed in other states.

Lambda Legal has intervened in the case on behalf of two couples. Their clients include Jean Lynch and Helenka Marculewicz, who've been together for 20 years. Jean is a tenured professor at Miami University and relies on her domestic partner benefits to cover Helenka, whose employer does not provide health insurance. When Helenka had knee surgery last summer, it was covered by Jean's plan. Now the Alliance Defense Fund wants to take away Helenka's health care.

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