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UNITED STATES

Male to Male relationships: Legal
Punishments for male to male relationships: No law
Female to Female Relationships: Legal
Age of consent: Equal for heterosexuals and homosexuals
Marriage and Substitutes for Marriage: Marriage laws vary in this country depending on area
Is it possible to change your gender on official documents?: Only in some areas
Gay or lesbian able to serve in the armed forces: Yes

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Are you LGBTI? We want to hear from you! Help us inform other users of the site with your views on this country. Below is a random question about this country. If it is relevant to you please answer it.

Traveled to UNITED STATES? Did you feel comfortable being out while you were there?

The majority of people visiting this site have said I hid my sexual orientation while I was there

I was very comfortable (16%) It was not an issue (25%) I hid my sexual orientation while I was there (41%) I was discriminated against because of my sexual orientation (16%)

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Jeff Freeman (user currently living in UNITED STATES) posted for straight readers on 28/11/2012 tagged with marriage / civil unions
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I work for the Hubert Department of Global Health at Emory University and for CDC's International Emergency and Refugee Health Branch. I recently wrote an article in support of marriage equality and thought you all might find it interesting or potentially useful.

Here below is a link to the article:
http://liberalislogical.blogspot.com/2012/11/does-equality-threaten-sanctity-of.html

Warm Regards,
Jeff Freeman
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Jeff Freeman (user currently living in UNITED STATES) posted for straight readers on 28/11/2012 tagged with marriage / civil unions
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I work for the Hubert Department of Global Health at Emory University and for CDC's International Emergency and Refugee Health Branch. I recently wrote an article in support of marriage equality and thought you all might find it interesting or potentially useful.

Here below is a link to the article:
http://liberalislogical.blogspot.com/2012/11/does-equality-threaten-sanctity-of.html

Warm Regards,
Jeff Freeman
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