Yup, it's official. I live in a state full of cavemen. The Michigan Supremes ruled today that Domestic Partner Benefits are too much like marriage and, according to the 2004 constitution amendment, are not to be offered by state and local government institutions. This includes the state universities, who had offered DP benefits to encourage professors to move here. The vote was 5-2. This will not help the state's struggling economy, but who cares about that if Western Civilization is at stake? Several universities and cities have already moved to alternate policies to offer DP bennies under a different rule structure. But some will not.
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There's no need to insult cavemen. ;-)
ReplyDeleteSeriously, a sad ruling. I am sorry to see that your state is so backwards on this issue.