I’m Glad and All but…
I still don’t get that people think separate but equal is okay. Saw a story on the local news that ‘Same-Sex Parters are to get Federal Benefits‘ but in reading the story, you see that they still do not get the same benefits that their heterosexual co-workers, colleagues, etc. get. Why is that? Don’t get me wrong, I think it is a WONDERFUL step forward for LGBT Rights but, what would/could be the logic behind:
the partners would still not have access to primary health insurance or to pensions.
Soooo after you bust your ass for them for 30 plus years, make it to retirement, enjoy that for a while and pass on, your surviving spouse – That’s right…SPOUSE – is not eligible to benefit from your pension. Fine then take away that benefit for married, heterosexual Federal employees if it is not such a big deal. Betcha that ain’t gonna happen.
I do agree with the Obama administration in that the LGBT community needs to chill the f%^$ out a little bit and give the man a chance to do what he can. We’re sounding no better than those pesky neo-cons who are giving him a raft of shit for not being able to fix in 6 months what Dubya screwed up in 8 YEARS.
Oh yeah and the “poll” on the WTVR site saying 60% thing same-sex benefits for federal employees is a bad idea and only 30% think it is okay…why am I not surprised? I DO live in the state Commonwealth of Bubbas.
hey hey hey hey Nickys nickname is bubba lol i am just playin i feel ya keep up the fight. i dont understand 60% of people in Virginia think that same- sex benefits is a bad idea. i mean come on ( i love you chuck you know i do ) but who cares REAAAAAAAAAAAALLy come on. i feel that if you work hard and get a pension or a 401k or whatever. if you want to share it with someone who care who that someone is. its your wishes, it what you want, it is what makes you happy. the commonwealth should not care its not there money. and as for Benefits other then pensions and 401ks like health. your paying for it your working for it you sould be able to give it to anyone you want. we have alot in this commonwealth and in the US as a whole we need to work on and fix i feel that this should be a non issue. what i mean is give what the LBGT community what it wants. the people that dont like it …..they will bitch and piss for a few then they will get over it and find something else to fight about. ( i love you chuck and you know that our views alway do not meet eye to eye but i will stand behind you 110% of anything you do )
ian
“Commonwealth of Bubbas” That would be hilarious if it weren’t so darn true. Big sigh. I think it probably would have been 70/30 ten years ago though… at least I’m telling myself that because I can’t move right now…