07/07/2009
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"The government to which I have devoted 33 years of my working life will not honor my partnership because I love another woman, not a man."
"Being treated so unfairly now because of who I love is more than a matter of fairness; it is an issue of civil rights."
"It is disturbing and demoralizing to be treated as a second-class citizen and worker."
"Government should work for us, not against us."