Letters: Reaction To Article On Planning For Non-Traditional Couples

Reaction To Article On Planning For Non-Traditional Couples

To The Editor:

It appears that those who are active homosexuals have been getting significant positive press as it pertains to financial planning. Your publication is another contribution to this cause. The themes of the articles I’ve read tend to weave a thread of common financial planning issues related in many ways to the needs of all singles.

There is also included in these articles an admonishment not to be judgmental about the homosexual behavior. It is the latter point that is more disturbing. By arguing for a non-judgmental attitude, the proponents reveal their indirect approval of homosexual practices. If you agree to set aside judgment regarding the moral implications of homosexual behavior and focus strictly on the financial dimension, I believe that the cost to our culture in the name of tolerance has been understated.

Your magazine should, of all places, be able to research and measure the cost to society for the financial impact sexual behavior outside of marriage has had for health and life insurance companies (as well as our national capital). While these figures can depict the financial impact, it alone would be insufficient to disclose the pain and agony family members endure from the break-up of the nuclear family.