1.   Gay and lesbian couples should be eligible for the same health benefits as Married heterosexual couples.

2.   Granted, gay couples are denied the basic rights that heterosexual Married couples enjoy.

3.   Sweden allows gay partners to receive many of the benefits awarded to heterosexual Married couples.

4.   What indeed are the repercussions of establishing the two-parent, heterosexual couple as the only legitimate model of parenthood?

5.   And they say that gay couples, elderly couples, and heterosexual couples deferring marriage all contribute to the trend.

6.   And, unlike most heterosexual couples, they were afraid they would be harassed.

7.   Bartlett also accused Gore of changing his position on a federal law that reserves the legal protections of marriage only for married heterosexual couples.

8.   Aloha State voters amended their constitution to make it clear that the rights, privileges and benefits of marriage belong only to heterosexual couples.

9.   But because most services are geared toward heterosexual couples, it is difficult for male victims and female batterers to get counseling.

10.   But he emphasized that the measure would also benefit heterosexual couples.