Lost in reality-Found in FANTASY

gaywrites:

A state judge in Alaska recently ruled that same-sex couples are entitled to the same senior citizen and disabled veteran property tax exemptions as straight couples. 

Judge Frank Pfiffner decided that Alaska’s current marital classification violates the state’s equal protection clause. The state will review the judge’s decision soon. From the Advocate:

On behalf of three same-sex couples who were denied tax breaks they would have received if their union had been recognized by the state, ACLU of Alaska and the national American Civil Liberties Union challenged the state’s rules for tax assessment, such as the one that entitles married couples over 65 to exclude the first $150,000 of assessed value of their primary home from property taxes, regardless of which spouse holds title to the home.

Julie Schmidt and Gayle Schuh, together 34 years, were denied the exemption. “Gayle and I moved, built a home and a life here because we love what Alaska has to offer,” Schmidt said in an announcement from the ACLU. “It is gratifying to finally have our relationship recognized.”

Go Alaska go!