Really?...what was his name...do you know?
My "take" on it is that their sexual orientation is of no relevance whatsoever. Trying to _make_ it relevant is assinine. And perverse.
Now in the case of Glick and Burnett, they've talked about their "wife(ves) and children." By the same token, if Bingham had a long-term partner, they should be mentioned. If, for example, they gave him a military burial (appropriate, he was acting as a member of the militia), his partner should get the flag.
Legally his _parents_ would, but his partner should.