I now pronounce you…still technically single

Since, for some reason, much of the hetero population treats the right to marriage like a toddler treats an old toy his younger brother wants to play with (with total disregard until someone else shows an interest in it – and then suddenly becomes overly attached) – the “best” New Jersey could seem to do for its gay inhabitants was “grant” them the right to civil unions.

It was a step forward – with a shaky, arthritic leg – and now that tax time has rolled around, the flaws of a separate-but-equal substitution have made themselves abundantly clear.

To read more about the inequality of civil unions, check out GoOutJersey’s link of the day at GayPeoplesChronicle.com.

— by Ali Hanford
Ali is managing editor and a co-founder of GoOutJersey and lives in Essex County. She has lived in NJ her whole life.

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