Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.


Roughly 1 million American couples will marry this summer. At the same time, Gay Pride celebrants nationwide will rally for the rights of gay couples to do the same. Polls indicate that while the public supports equal rights in housing and employment, a majority of Americans oppose gay marriage. The 1996 Defense of Marriage Act specifically denies same-sex partners legal protections concerning child custody and domestic violence. Relationship LLC, a Delaware-based company, helps couples — same-sex or not — to incorporate as limited liability companies, a move that allows them to have joint credit cards and lease a car, among other benefits. The company has helped about 20 couples so far. LLCs are recognized by all 50 states and the federal government, as well as internationally.

Fact:

Mother Jones was founded as a nonprofit in 1976 because we knew corporations and billionaires wouldn't fund the type of hard-hitting journalism we set out to do.

Today, reader support makes up about two-thirds of our budget, allows us to dig deep on stories that matter, and lets us keep our reporting free for everyone. If you value what you get from Mother Jones, please join us with a tax-deductible donation today so we can keep on doing the type of journalism 2024 demands.

payment methods

Fact:

Today, reader support makes up about two-thirds of our budget, allows us to dig deep on stories that matter, and lets us keep our reporting free for everyone. If you value what you get from Mother Jones, please join us with a tax-deductible donation today so we can keep on doing the type of journalism 2024 demands.

payment methods

We Recommend

Latest

Sign up for our free newsletter

Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily to have our top stories delivered directly to your inbox.

Get our award-winning magazine

Save big on a full year of investigations, ideas, and insights.

Subscribe

Support our journalism

Help Mother Jones' reporters dig deep with a tax-deductible donation.

Donate