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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(...)

Federal worker sues for same-sex spouse benefits

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:30:05 +0000

(San Francisco) A federal employee in California is suing the Obama administration to force it to provide health benefits to her same-sex spouse.

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management told(...)

Pro-gay provisions may be stripped from health bill

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:44:49 +0000

News on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning suggested there was little hope for keeping pro-LGBT provisions in the health care reform legislation Congress hopes to pass. But Rep. Barney Frank says(...)

U of Alabama considering domestic partnership benefits

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:21:30 +0000

The Univeristy of Alabama is considering providing health benefits to the domestic partners of employees, though administrators want to be sure such benefits would be legal.

“We want to do(...)

Withers: Obama will sign directive for benefits for gay couples

James Withers — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:39:12 +0000

Oh my. This Obama fellow is good. For the past few weeks President Barack Obama’s name has been an epithet on the lips of many gays and lesbians. From non-work on DADT to a defense of DOMA(...)

NYS high court to hear gay benefits challenge

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:35:19 +0000

(Albany, New York) The Court of Appeals, the highest court in New York State, has agreed to hear arguments in two cases challenging the recognition of same-sex marriages performed in areas where(...)

Second Utah LGBT bill dies

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:52:00 +0000

(Salt Lake City, Utah) A bill that would have repealed a section of Utah’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage has been killed by its sponsor in a bid to save four other pro-gay bills before(...)