"I'm Not Willing to Settle for Crumbs"

      In the essay "I'm Not Willing to Settle for Crumbs" by Kim Severson, Severson talks about gay marriage and her viewpoint on them. She also more importantly talks about her own personal relationship and the obstacles she encounters with her girlfriend. Severson talks about how although there are some states the accept a domestic partnership it is still really hard legally to deal with. She feels the "for gay couples like us, (her) marriage is about collecting paper" (507). By this Severson means that their commitment is measured by the size of the legal files that relationship has. She has to worry about a lot of financial issues, which people don't take into account. She argues that as much as its nice that gay marriages are a little more acknowledge there is still a lot that needs to be worked out for the legal process to go more smoothly for them.
       I thought this essay was really interesting because Severson brought up a good point that many people overlook; which is that although domestic partnerships are a little more acknowledge now, people don't see what a struggle it still is legally. I never thought of it in that way that their relationship is measured by the size of their legal files. I think it will always be hard for society to accept gay marriages and relationships because most people are taught that one man one women is the way it should be. It will be interesting to see what the view points on this subject are in the next few years, as the younger generation is a lot more liberal I think. I know I have gay friends and to me thats okay but to my grandparents for example that is unacceptable.