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When I was getting government benefits as a student a couple of years ago, I had to fill out a few forms regarding my financial status, living arangements, etc.
One section basically read:
"Do you live with(spend more than 3 days a week) someone of the opposite sex? If yes, what is their yearly income? "
It didn't matter HOW MANY women/same sex people I might be living with, and what they were earning. To the govt, those details are irrelevant. Yet I am judged on the assumption that I may be in a supportive relationship with someone just because they are of the opposite sex. Because same sex relationships aren't legally recognised, they DONT MATTER.
It is ridiculous.
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tiny and lost.
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