Gay & Lesbian US Citizens are financially discriminated against in a multitude of ways:
1) They are denied joint filing status and accompanying tax relief.
2) Tax exemptions for spouses and dependents by discriminating in the IRS definition of "a qualified child/dependent" to tax gay & lesbian families more than their neighbors
3) Healthcare discrimination-ACA failed to address inequalities in tax premiums paid to insure gay & lesbian spouses/domestic partners create an imputed income situation and cause the employee to pay taxes on those premiums as ordinary income. HSA/FSA/HRA funds/contributions are also impacted by current tax treatment leading to higher healthcare costs
Please visit www.hrc.org & www.lgbtmap.org for more information.
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