Navigating age-gap relationships: Balancing money and love
Out's Finance columnist outlines the economics of dating men of different ages and incomes.
January 27, 2025
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German High Court Grants Tax Benefit to Gay Couples
The Federal Constitutional Court, Germany's top court, said that same-sex couples must be exempted from the land transfer tax just like married straight couples.
August 9, 2012
Conn. to offer civil unions
Connecticut on Saturday becomes the second state, after Vermont, to offer same-sex civil unions, but the scarcity of town clerks' offices being open over the weekend will probably result in only a few gay and lesbian couples exchanging vows.
September 30, 2005
Why to Move Beyond DADT We Have to Repeal DOMA
The demise of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy a year ago has made it all the more clear how same-sex couples are treated by federal law.
September 19, 2012
Amid the Shutdown, LGBTQ Workers in Oklahoma Face a Special Suffering
Queer federal workers in the Bible Belt encounter both discrimination and a dearth of opportunities.
January 24, 2019
6 Dating Dilemmas for Gay Men
Love isn't always easy. Here are some tips for making it work.
January 31, 2015
A Home of Our Own
Philadelphia puts the pieces together for the nation's newest LGBT senior development.
May 22, 2013
Taxes and gift giving
A recent article in the print edition of The Advocate inadvertently misrepresented tax options for same-sex couples with widely divergent incomes: In fact, one partner cannot shelter income by giving to the other. An attorney who specializes in tax issues and estate planning straightens out the facts.
March 27, 2005
STUDY: Married Gay Dads Make the Most Money
The Treasury Department has released what may be the most accurate survey yet of where married same-sex couples live and how much money they make.
September 12, 2016
The Rest of the Nation Needs to Copy California's Tax Day Credits
The Golden State is trying to help its poorest citizens. The other 49 need to take heed.
April 14, 2017
Report: Men in Same-Sex Marriages Make More Than Opposite-Sex Unions
But men in opposite-sex marriages have higher rates of employment.
July 8, 2021
Op-ed: Will Gay Couples' 2013 Tax Bills Get Bigger?
Many same-sex married couples may get hit with a penalty that some of their straight friends are familiar with.
February 24, 2014
Op-ed: DOMA and the Gap Between the Haves and Have-Nots
The fight for marriage equality doesn't end until it has nothing to do with geography or wealth.
July 8, 2013
Social Security demands that gay activist living with AIDS repay $200k in benefits
The federal agency claims Paul Aguilar has been overpaid.
April 4, 2025
Tax Time for Gay Couples Means More Complications, Higher Bills
For gay couples, the April 15 tax filing deadline can be a reminder of the disparities they face, even in a nation that is becoming more accepting of same-sex couples. Gay couples often pay higher taxes because they don't get the federal tax benefits that go with marriage. And for couples in state-sanctioned domestic partnerships, civil unions, or same-sex marriages, filing federal income taxes can involve doing three sets of paperwork instead of one. ''It's a significant financial disability,'' said Beth Asaro, who last year entered into one of New Jersey's first legally recognized civil unions.
April 12, 2008
