officially offensive

This sort of pisses me off.  Via Towleroad, posted at ThinkProgess:

PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY FORCES DOMESTIC PARTNERS TO OUT THEMSELVES | Luzerne County in northeast Pennsylvania has instituted a new policy requiring the same-sex domestic partners of county employees to identify themselves, even though they will still not be permitted to collect benefits. The reason for the policy is to ensure that anti-nepotism prohibitions and restrictions are applied to domestic partners. It’s unclear what incentive a county employee might have to obtain a domestic partnership if restrictions apply and benefits don’t. Thankfully, the county protects against LGBT employment discrimination, protecting couples from further penalization because of the forced outing.

My take away: "The reason for the policy is to ensure that anti-nepotism prohibitions and restrictions are applied to domestic partners."

By definition, nepotism is "the practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives, epc. by giving them jobs."

So basically, in the eyes of the state: committed gay couples and their kin are not considered families,  and shall have none of the rights or privileges of other Pennsylvania citizens.  Unless you try to hire one.