Town of Ithaca [NY] now registering same-sex domestic partnerships

By Krisy Gashler
Tuesday, April 8, 2008 Journal Staff

The Town of Ithaca is the second municipality in the county to establish a domestic partnership registry for same- and opposite-sex unmarried partners.

“Our neighbor, the city, has it and the town is so much more accessible in some ways to people who live in this general region and it's not just open to residents of the town, it's open to people in the area,” said Town Clerk Karen Billings.

The registry has been available for less than a month and though no couples have registered yet, Billings said that in the two days after an announcement of the registry ran in the town newsletter, the town clerk's office fielded “at least four calls.” the rest