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Schwarzenegger expands unemployment benefits for gay couples

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 20:30:25 +0000

From Equality California:

(Sacramento) Yesterday Governor Schwarzenegger signed the Unemployment Benefits Act (AB 2055), which ensures that same-sex couples in California have access to(...)

WA gay partnership signature case back in court

Jennifer Vanasco — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:22:28 +0000

(Tacoma, Wash.) Opponents of the state’s expanded domestic partnerships for gay couples are heading back to federal court, hoping to block the release of signed referendum petitions.

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Judge blocks AZ law on domestic partner benefits

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:00:18 +0000

(Phoenix) A federal judge is blocking Arizona from implementing a state law that eliminates domestic partner benefits for gay and lesbian state employees.

U.S. District Judge John Sedwick on(...)

Supreme Court skeptical on keeping anti-gay petitioner IDs private

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:19:41 +0000

(Washington) Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Wednesday about keeping secret the names of people who signed a petition to repeal Washington state’s gay rights law, suggesting citizens(...)

New Mexico domestic partnership bill dies

logointern1 — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:03:24 +0000

The progress of New Mexico’s domestic partnership bill came to a grinding halt Tuesday as the state senate finance committee voted 7-4 against forwarding the measure. Supporters of the measure(...)

RI gov reconsiders gay civil rights

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:08:59 +0000

Thanks to a meeting with gay activists, Rhode Island Gov. Carcieri now says he’s open to a domestic partnership bill – just two days after vetoing a bill which would have given domestic partners(...)

Waiting in Washington

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:42:57 +0000

In Washington State, where voters are being asked to decide whether to keep a newly passed domestic partnership law, the result is not likely to be known for several days. Voting in that state(...)

Washington, Maine up in the air…goodnight for now

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:54:18 +0000

We’re leading now in Washington, though the vote is very preliminary; and over in Maine, the vote is so close – 53 percent against gay marriage, 48 percent for – that there’s speculation that(...)

Gay behind in Maine, Washington

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:22:10 +0000

Maine just flipped on us, with 51 percent of the vote now for the marriage ban and 48 percent for gay marriage. Weirdly, Washington has almost the exact same numbers at the moment – 53 percent against DP benefits, 47 for them. However, Washington is unlikely to be decided tonight – mail in ballots are [...]

Gay marriage, partnership battles heat up in the Washingtons

Jennifer Vanasco — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:41:47 +0000

Same-sex marriage battles heated up across the country Monday, as voting nears in Washington State and tensions escalated in Washington, D.C., with opponents evoking “Sodom and(...)