04 December 2006
QotD
"[Gerry] helped Americans understand that they really aren't homophobic, they just thought they were supposed to be." -- Barney Frank at the Gerry Studds memorial service. Here, via Towleroad.
Recall, Dean Hara, Studds's partner, like every other surviving partner in a same-sex long-term relationship, doesn't get survivors benefits from the Federal government, not even Studds's pension. At least some of us have that through our employers! Ugh.
Recall, Dean Hara, Studds's partner, like every other surviving partner in a same-sex long-term relationship, doesn't get survivors benefits from the Federal government, not even Studds's pension. At least some of us have that through our employers! Ugh.
