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We are a gay couple and have been together for over 19 years. In the summer of 2003 we were chosen as adoptive parents in an open adoption by our daughter's birthparents. Later that year the three of us traveled to Vancouver, BC so that we could be legally married (at least in Canada). Afterward, when living in Germany, our marriage was recognized and we were treated the same as any family for visas and health insurance. Wouldn't it be great if we were treated fairly in our own country?  

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