Alumni Relations

[legalmoose]

Is it wrong to get really pissy on an alumni form when it doesn't include options that reflect my queer life?

I mean, c'mon, "single, married, divorced, separated, windowed"? What about partnered? Long term relationship? Even putting aside the whole poly thing, we can't get married, but I'm certainly not single. :-p

(and don't give me the legal crap about our status being technically "single" under the law)

I wrote on the bottom, under "children": "I find it offensive that even with sexual orientation in the school's non-discrimination policy that all of the categories listed are geared to heterosexual relationships."

Oh, and I circled the place on the form where they asked for "E-Mail No." and asked them since when was it a number? ;-)

Comments

[the-dibbler.livejournal.com]

hmm no either you have to be single or married. sorry no room for significant others. :P

i dunno, i kinda want an email number now. 5551212@123.com. no? yes?

okay i should get back to work.

how's the tummy?

Re:

[legalmoose]

Still off and on. :-p (the tummy)

[settsimaksimin.livejournal.com]

yup, that's probably a good way to get their attention (although, it depends on the size of the alumni population of the university, college or program you're a part of). i used to work in an alumni relations/external affairs department, and we tried to respond to all of the suggestions and comments we received. after all, you never know who might have the capacity to make a big gift in the future, and you certainly don't want to piss them off now.

[ridleymae.livejournal.com]

i hear you on this. i was just talking about this very topic to a friend the other day. i mean, i've got an ex-partner i used to live with. but we were never "married" and i don't consider myself "divorced." is it really that hard for them to at least put "partnered," "formerly partnered," and so on?

[moths.livejournal.com]

care to draw this out a little more?
http://dork.com/sock/ltrzine.htm

for little me?