As a black man, Swayne attended segregated schools, and noted his unhappiness with the civil rights analogy. "Until we see visible and inferior treatment of persons joined in civil union, I think it's more than a stretch to use the language of separate but equal. It is an insult," he said.
Well, partners in a Civil Union are denied more than 1,000 Federal benefits that are automatically granted to married couples. (A list of 1,049 is available at http://www.gao.gov/archive/1997/og97016.pdf)
One thousand forty-nine benefits for which Civil Union partners are not eligible. Is that "visible and inferior treatment" enough for you, Mr. Swayne?
Or is this just another case of someone with privilege saying, "I've got mine, screw the rest of you"?
Let's talk about insults, Mr. Swayne.
M.
The Ivory Madonna's story is told in Dance for the Ivory Madonna by Don Sakers.
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