Kissimmee Extends Benefits To Same-Sex Partners
Image via Wikipedia 3/11/10-by Paula Brooks In a 4-1 vote, Kissimmee, Florida City Commissioners have approved health and dental benefits for both same sex and opposite sex domestic partners of city employees. The Kissimmee City Commission vote will also allow employees to take...
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Will Gay Military Spouses Receive Benefits After Repeal?
3/11/10- By Isabell James The Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) debate is heating up and individuals like myself have sparked a controversial question. Will the legal spouses of gay service members be offered the same benefits as their straight counterparts? A...
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Maryland Lawmakers Try To Undo AG’s Out Of State Same-Sex Marriage Recognition Opinion
3/11/10-by Paula Brooks A Maryland state senator has introduced a measure that would prohibit the state from recognizing gay marriages authorized elsewhere without legislative approval. Sen. Nancy Jacobs, R-Harford, says her bill is intended to nullify a recent opinion from Maryland Attorney...
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Mississippi School Cancels Prom Rather Then Let Lesbian Take Girlfriend
Image via Wikipedia 3/10/10-by Paula Brooks The Mississippi school district that had refused to allow a lesbian student to escort her girlfriend to a high school senior prom has decided not to host the prom at all after its decision was challenged...
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Department Of Defense Revises Transfer Policy For Same-Sex Teacher Couples
3/10/10-by Paula Brooks A new Department of Defense policy will make same-sex teaching couples eligible for joint job transfers at Department of Defense schools. The policy, meant to protect couples from separation during reassignments, was already available to heterosexual married teachers, but...
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