It's interesting what I learn when I start poking around. For example, Cook County, IL (i.e. Chicago) offers a Domestic Partnership registry! What's more, they've had it for 5 years now.
Who knew?
I for one didn't. So I poked around some more because in my eyes, that should be a well publicized benefit for queer folk city. Turns out there's a pretty big reason it's not that big of a deal: there are no, count them NOT A ONE, legal benefits to do so. Literally, it's a piece of paper that says "Congrats, y'all live together." (here's the legalese, for those so inclined)
I don't know what's more insulting: that a progressive state like ours is just now considering marriage equality, or that we were tossed this non-bone a few years back in an obvious attempt to appease "the gays."
It's quaint, really. I could go register so that it might be easier to file for joint insurance, or it might get a hospital administrator to let me go see my man if he's bed ridden, or that it might simplify our moving processes and daily lives. But it won't, really. It'll be just another piece of paper in a frame, with just as much authority as a degree from Phoenix University Online... Less, really. And that's just plain sad.
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I knew that it existed (a friend of mine's sister applied for it last month with her girl), but I had no idea that it was useless! What a waste of paper...
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