There is a position open in the school district I attended as a child. In fact, it is at the high school I went to. We are seriously considering moving if the position is offered to me.
I have received two emails regarding the position already, one from the Executive director of HR and the other from the principal of the high school himself. I had emailed my letter of interest and my resume to him. I let him know that not only am I an a alum, but so is my father and several other family members.
One of the driving forces behind the move is that it would take us to a state in which K and I would have the full rights that come with being married. I would be able to provide her health care, we both would be able to not worry about what if the other ends up in the hospital, we would both be legally listed on the forms for our kids at the schools. Another force is the feelings of instability for us here. Recently it has been pushed to the forefront how unequal we are here. A same sex couple (a lawyer and a judge), in the next town over have been out into the limelight because of their relationship. It has been published that they have been together for 3 years, that they live in the same home, own no property together, yet call each other their partner. The lawyer was forced to resign her position because it was being argued that there was a conflict of interest because of this relationship. The fact of the matter is that there are several married couples who are never investigated for this and yet when the lawyer excused herself from a case involving her partners parents suing the city because of an accident with a city vehicle she is investigated for a possible conflict of interest. This is so wrong.
I work in the school district. K is working on her masters degree, but will be in a school district as well. Do we need to worry about this? Should we even have to worry about this? The answer is no - but we still do. We have to worry about stupid shit that "legally" married couples do not have to worry about.
Moving won't "fix" any problems, but moving to a state in which we are legally protected will sure make fighting stupidity easier.
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