Kinda throws out that whole "they won't let me see my partner" nonsense doesn't it!
The whole issue has nothing to do with having the same benefits as married couples. They can establish all the same legal obligations and protections if they really want to. The issue is about status. They want homosexuality considered "normal". It's not.
As far as I know the legal protections are already there and have been for centuries. Keep in mind that it wasn’t that long ago that women weren’t allowed to own or inherit property under many forms of Common Law, men have ALWAYS been allowed to leave property to other men and legal partnerships have been recognized for centuries.
I’ve been to visit far more non-relatives in hospitals than relatives, unless they are in ICU or CCU I’ve always just walked right in. Nobody in the hospital cares what your relationship is.