I am somewhat unwell and so that I can find out what is wrong with me, when it came up for elections time at my partner’s employer, we thought we’d see if they covered domestic partners. Turns out, they do! And it wasn’t that much more either, only $45 extra per pay period (Which is a fortnight).

Well, this is a great deal we thought, sign us up. I can get healthy! Hooooray! Of course, time came that this actually kicked in and the first paycheck after this happened, was over a hundred dollars light. “What the fuck?”, said my partner. “They’re charging a fortune for you!”. So I investigated.

Turns out, that domestic partner coverage, unlike primary coverage (eg, the employee him/herself) isn’t tax-free. You heard me. Now, this applies to both straight AND gay couples, but there is a caveat. A straight couple can get married and in doing so, can avoid paying the tax on their healthcare. A gay couple cannot.

Yes, you heard me right. This is a tax that ONLY gay people are forced to bear. It is a tax on homosexuals. In our case, this comes out to the tune of about $130 a month. And that’s on top of the the money we’re already paying for the healthcare alone.

Yes, that’s $130 a month in extra taxes. Simply because we’re of the same gender, and we love each other.

Sickening, isn’t it.