Hey, same job, same hours, why not same benefits. Who care's who lives with or loves who? Its none of our business. Everyone deserves equal treatment under the law. Good luck Sam.
My brother fought Rutgers University for years for equal health care benefits for him and his partner...which were finely granted by the state. He changed his title to "2nd Class Apartheid Professor," and when he retired the letter congratulating him from Rutger's then homophobic president was addressed to..."2nd Class Apartheid Professor..." We had some laughs.