Comments on: U of Alabama considering domestic partnership benefits http://www.365gay.com/news/u-of-alabama-considering-domestic-partnership-benefits/ The daily news source for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:11:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Johannes http://www.365gay.com/news/u-of-alabama-considering-domestic-partnership-benefits/comment-page-1/#comment-75194 Johannes Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:05:46 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=10327#comment-75194 I'm a college prof, and when I was applying for jobs a couple of years ago I didn't even consider any school that didn't offer equal benefits to its employees. If you're a top academic candidate, you can get a job elsewhere, since most private and public schools do offer equal employment benefits. Does this put UA at a competitive disadvantage? You better believe it. And who ultimately pays the price? UA's students, since they miss out on some of the best faculty. I’m a college prof, and when I was applying for jobs a couple of years ago I didn’t even consider any school that didn’t offer equal benefits to its employees. If you’re a top academic candidate, you can get a job elsewhere, since most private and public schools do offer equal employment benefits. Does this put UA at a competitive disadvantage? You better believe it. And who ultimately pays the price? UA’s students, since they miss out on some of the best faculty.

]]> By: SteveMD2 http://www.365gay.com/news/u-of-alabama-considering-domestic-partnership-benefits/comment-page-1/#comment-75190 SteveMD2 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:00:54 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=10327#comment-75190 May a bunch of the neo nazi religious right will have a stroke or heart attack when they see this. Proof of evolution - the homophobes will die of their own hatreds. Just as mammals and man replaced dinosaurs, while kinda - we still have lots of people with the minds of those cold blooded beasts. Maybe they were heartless also? May a bunch of the neo nazi religious right will have a stroke or heart attack when they see this.

Proof of evolution – the homophobes will die of their own hatreds.

Just as mammals and man replaced dinosaurs, while kinda – we still have lots of people with the minds of those cold blooded beasts. Maybe they were heartless also?

]]> By: bubbafrombama http://www.365gay.com/news/u-of-alabama-considering-domestic-partnership-benefits/comment-page-1/#comment-75096 bubbafrombama Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:46:17 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=10327#comment-75096 Jay, the state may be backwards in many areas, but you'd be surprised to know that all the largest cities (Bham, Mob, Mont, Hunts, etc) are generally comprised of mostly blue (there are some exceptions, depending on the individual running), as is in the middle range of Bama (check out this link: http://philhardwickblog.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/2008_election_map-counties.jpg ). Jay, the state may be backwards in many areas, but you’d be surprised to know that all the largest cities (Bham, Mob, Mont, Hunts, etc) are generally comprised of mostly blue (there are some exceptions, depending on the individual running), as is in the middle range of Bama (check out this link: http://philhardwickblog.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/2008_election_map-counties.jpg ).

]]> By: Jay http://www.365gay.com/news/u-of-alabama-considering-domestic-partnership-benefits/comment-page-1/#comment-74963 Jay Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:41:44 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=10327#comment-74963 Not only is gay marriage not legal in Alabama, the state is one of the most homophobic in the country, one of the 13 that stubbornly refused to repeal sodomy laws until the US Supreme Court finally struck them down. I wouldn't count on that backward state doing anything that could potentially help any homosexual couple. Not only is gay marriage not legal in Alabama, the state is one of the most homophobic in the country, one of the 13 that stubbornly refused to repeal sodomy laws until the US Supreme Court finally struck them down. I wouldn’t count on that backward state doing anything that could potentially help any homosexual couple.

]]> By: TinaMW http://www.365gay.com/news/u-of-alabama-considering-domestic-partnership-benefits/comment-page-1/#comment-74962 TinaMW Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:09:35 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=10327#comment-74962 This is a huge issues right now. The UA system has approved the benefits but it is up to each school to offer them or not. As stated in the article, UAB and UAH are now offering DP benefits but UA-Tuscaloosa is not. Every major voting body on campus- faculty, staff, students- have approved of DP benefits but administration is holding out. This is a huge issues right now. The UA system has approved the benefits but it is up to each school to offer them or not. As stated in the article, UAB and UAH are now offering DP benefits but UA-Tuscaloosa is not. Every major voting body on campus- faculty, staff, students- have approved of DP benefits but administration is holding out.

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