Come march with me in NYC!

[yesthattom]

I've decided to march in the NYC pride parade. I wasn't going to, because I needed to rest. However, I'm realy excited about the Supreme Court decision.

I'll be marching with bisexuals (instead of the NJ contingent, whom I often march with). Line-up is at 1pm, on 54th between 5th and 6th Ave.

Join me? Call my cell phone and let me know to look for ya!

(P.S. I'm bringing Ying to her first pride march!)

Comments

Sorry, no tits for you....

[geminigirl]

I had thought about coming up for it, because it would be fun, but I can't do that entire march on crutches.

And that means, no me, topless or not.

Have fun with the bisexuals. Wave extra hard for me.

[cyan-blue.livejournal.com]

Have fun! I'll be at Pride in SF, staffing the queer therapists' table.

[nulldevice.livejournal.com]

"Marching with Bisexuals" sounds like it'd be a great name for an art-rock album.

[vodkamonster.livejournal.com]

heya, i just noticed you added me..

just wondered, what is domestic partnership legislation ?

[yesthattom.livejournal.com]

DP legislation is a very American thing since we don't have socialized medicine.

Some companies give same-sex partners all the benefits of that they provide to their employee's legal wife/husbands. That includes heathcare coverage, dental, etc. Since the person is not their leval wife/husband (same-sex marriage isn't recognized here) they refer to it as "domestic partner benefits".

No two companies seem to have the same definition of "domestic partner". Some companies the people must be same-sex, others it can be same-sex or opposite-sex. Some companies require the people to have lived together for a certain amount of time, etc.

Domestic Partnership legislation would establish a standard definition for what makes someone a domestic partner, and require the government to offer DB benefits for all employees, and encourage companies to use their definition if they offer such benefits (they can't require companies to offer benefits).

This is a big issue because in the US, most people have medical insurance paid for by their employer.

Sadly, DP legislation is being written for each state, and there are 50 states. We could, in theory, end up with 50 defintions of "domestic partners". Plus, these state laws can't affect any benefits that are administered by the federal government. Fun, he?

[vodkamonster.livejournal.com]

so if your married to a guy and your working you also get extra money? or is it just if you choose to give up for job (for some strange reason)

i agree that is shit, obviously if i lived in a state and was in the domestic partner situation, and i got more money id be thinking wahey but they should really set a universal standard.

but hey thats what happens when you've got bush for president