All posts tagged "domestic partnership"
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Federal judge blocks Michigan ban on partner benefits, cites Supreme Court’s DOMA ruling
Follow @JustinCSnow A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked a Michigan ban on domestic partner benefits for public employees, applying for the first time the...
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Visions of Love
Harvey Milk was famous for, among other things, imploring gay people to come out. Milk knew the power of visibility. He's not alone. That's not...
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Ninth Circuit Keeps Arizona Law Ending Same-Sex Partner Health Benefits on Hold
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today affirmed a district court decision keeping an Arizona state law from going into effect that,...
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Obama Issues Signing Statement on Budget With No Mention of District Riders
Today, President Barack Obama signed the budget bill that averted the government shutdown a week ago. In doing so, he issued a signing statement noting...
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Uplifting Lineage
Some important news last week brightened an otherwise frustrating season for gay rights: The Department of Health and Human Services issued rules requiring hospitals that...
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ACLU Sues Montana Seeking Domestic Partnerships
Seven same-sex couples, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, have sued the state of Montana for the lack of equal relationship recognition. In a...
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Hostile Court
Lawyers attempting to keep secret the names of those who signed the petition to put Washington's domestic partnership referendum on the ballot fought an uphill...
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Gay Federal Employees Closer to Benefits
On Wednesday morning, Dec. 16, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee favorably reported the Domestic Partner Benefits and Obligations Act out of committee...
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Federal Employees One Step Closer to Equal Benefits
A House committee on Wednesday evening approved a bill to provide equal benefits to gay federal employees with domestic partners, but not without a political...
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Convocation to Council
Fresh from his flight home from Germany, where he was part of the final yet unsuccessful push to secure Washington's Gay Games bid for 2014,...
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Catania Debuts Marriage-Equality Bill
As promised, Councilmember David Catania (I-At large) today introduced the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Equality Amendment Act of 2009, seeking to bring marriage equality...
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Time To Act
I am a great proponent of making the case for marriage equality. As the battle in D.C. heated up this past spring and summer, I...
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Mendelson Urges Recognition
City Councilmember Phil Mendelson (D-At large) has offered the latest word in the push to have Mayor Adrian Fenty recognize same-sex partnerships of other jurisdictions...
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Capitol Hill Questions
Federal GLOBE (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Employees of the Federal Government) is focusing efforts on helping pass legislation that would extend benefits to same-sex partners...
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Cross-Border Skirmishes
Let's say you and your partner live in D.C. and are thinking of trading in your domestic partnership for a California wedding. Your heart says:...
