To: The California State House, The California State Senate, and Governor Gavin Newsom

Domestic Partnership filing fee, separate and NOT equal.

Please remove the additional $23.00 fee for same sex couples as it is prejudicial and should apply only to those requesting additional materials..

Why is this important?

My partner and I just filed for Domestic Partnership. The filing fee for male/female couples is $10.00. The fee for same sex couples is $33.00! Here is their reason:
"The additional $23.00 fee will be used to develop and support a training curriculum specific to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender domestic abuse support service providers who serve that community in regard to domestic violence, and to provide brochures specific to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender domestic abuse. Brochures developed by the State Department of Public Health will be available upon request from the Secretary of State, as funding allows".
Where is this training curriculum? I asked my daughter, who is a lesbian, if she had ever seen any. Of course her answer was no.
As these brochures are only available upon request, I think that the additional $23.00 should only apply if you request brochures. As far as I'm concerned, this addtional fee is prejudicial and should be removed.
Thank you for signing!