ABSTRACT
To many people, it has seemed that the U.S. Supreme Court cases Hollingsworth v. Perry and United States Petitioner v. Edith Schlain Windsor, in her Capacity as Executor of the Estate of Thea Clara Spyer, et al. are the ultimate decisions in American lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) life. For many of those in the 18 states with LGBT marriage rights guaranteed, it would appear that there are no other protections needed. However, there are several ways to look at this.
