Well I talked to an attorney, and as many of you suggested he said talk to a union Rep. So I did. He tells me that this is a contract, not the courts and the courts have nothing to do with it. He advised me to call the buisness office and clear my name, because they could get me for fraud. He also said that this has been a real touchy subject and they tryed to get all family coverage, no matter your marital status, but it was Ventura who pushed for the "domestic partner" thing and it was a money factor that kept it limited to same-sex and not all.Most of the arbitrators felt this was a discriminatory clause, and that it wasn't a fair deal to all but that's what ultimatly went into the contract. One more thing he said, is that it might not be a done deal yet. The legislture might not accept the entire contract because of this. That would mean raises and all. So now I don't know what to do. I don't want to lose what has been gained for gay rights by raising to much hell,and I don't really know if I could create that much difference anyway,and I don't want to loose what we have earned on the contract, so SHIT. Write letters, I guess? Rustic