“ALL WE DESIRE IS THE SAME RIGHTS AS EVERYONE ELSE”

—The Anonymous Author

“‘Are you related by blood? Are you sisters? We don’t understand…you’re friends investing in a property…together?!’ probed the seemingly flummoxed home loan rep. My girlfriend and I were seated in a plush lobby of a new construction site, with our respective parents in tow, collectively resisting apologetic smiles as the series of questions continued, often straying incredulously into the purview of personal space. I’ve been lucky to find an incredible partner in my girlfriend, and buying property together was a special part of the promise we hoped to