SF county DP registry welcomes ALL genders

To the B.A.R.:


The Bay Area Reporter writes,
"Rosenthal refers to Jones as her domestic partner,
even though the couple does not meet the legal
requirements to register as such
with the state..." [Aug. 24].

Like, Alix Rosenthal is female,
Steven Jones is male,
and neither partner is a senior?


Has B.A.R. forgotten that we San Franciscans still
have our own municipal registry
for domestic partners, created in the Seventies?


Unlike the gender-segregated and age-segregated
state registry,
our SF registry would happily register
Rosenthal and Jones as domestic partners.


Our municipal registry has NO requirements concerning
sex or gender.
If you don't believe me, grab your SF White Pages
directory. Under County Clerk, you'll find a listing
for "Domestic Partnership Registration."
That refers to the often-ignored municipal registry.
These days,local clerks may suggest that same-sex
or senior couples consider using the
state registry instead;
but our local registry remains open to them,
and to all.


A year or two ago, my friends Stephanie and Keith, a
mixed couple (M/F), became registered domestic
partners at our municipal registry. Thus they gained
a few LOCAL rights, like being seen as spouses when
dealing with SF landlords, hospitals, agencies, etc.
At that time, municipal partnership served their needs
better than full marriage would have.


Since partnership has (oddly) become a campaign issue,
I would urge Alix and Steven to consider using our
municipal registry.



In general, I'm appalled that Supervisor Dufty and
candidate Rosenthal have each been
hassled about their unorthodox families.
Why should Dufty be expected to behave just like the
majority of gay men, and be called "assimiliationist"
for doing otherwise? Why would anyone question
Rosenthal calling her man a "domestic partner"?


Having rebelled against the heterosexist Victorian
orthodoxy, shall we queers now invent a new system of
stifling conformity? What would Harvey do?


As a "freak," I empathize with Alix the Burner.
But as a queer City-zen,
I hope the Castro will re-elect Dufty.




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26 August 2006

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