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U.S. House DOMA lawyer: Gays have political power, don’t need legal protections
The attorney representing the U.S. House in defending the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), said in court documents on Friday that, “homosexuals have a great deal of political power and are not entitled to the safeguards that courts have established for laws that discriminate against racial minorities or women.”
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Bank of America to reimburse gay couples for additional taxes on healthcare plans
Bank of America, the nation’s largest bank holding company, has announced plans to reimburse gay employees for the additional taxes they pay on same-sex couple healthcare plans.
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Seattle adds transgender health care to city’s employee benefits
The Seattle Office for Civil Rights has announced that for the first time, healthcare benefits offered to city workers will cover procedures for transgender employees, reports the Seattle Gay News.
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Arizona wants appeals panel to allow state to drop gay partners healthcare
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said a federal appeals panel “got it wrong” and is again appealing a court ruling that same-sex partners of state government workers are entitled to health care benefits provided to opposite-sex couples.
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Gay WW II veteran finally sees discharge changed from ‘undesirable’ to ‘honorable’
After almost 70 years since receiving an “undesirable” discharge because he is gay, Melvin Dwork, a World War II Navy veteran has had his discharged finally changed to “honorable,” reported the Associated Press.
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Michigan House passes bills to deny unmarried partner healthcare benefits
The Michigan House of Representatives on Thursday passed two bills that would eliminate health care benefits for unmarried partners of state employees. Additionally, the measures prohibit any state government entity in Michigan from providing such benefits and prohibit unions from including them in collective bargaining agreements.
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Michigan to consider dropping health benefits for unmarried partners of state employees
A pair of measures is due for consideration and a vote in the Michigan House of Representatives on Thursday that would eliminate health care benefits for unmarried partners of public employees.
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Appeals court says Arizona cannot drop health coverage for same-sex partners
A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that the state of Arizona must continue to provide health care benefits to same-sex domestic partners of state workers, blocking enforcement of a 2009 law that eliminated the coverage.
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Michigan GOP lawmakers seeking to ban partner benefits for unmarried couples
During a legislative committee session, the Michigan House Oversight and Reform Committee’s GOP-majority on Tuesday voted to bar public employers from giving benefits to anyone not married or related to an employee.
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Bigotry backfires: El Paso anti-gay ordinance leaves many without benefits
A federal judge has upheld a voter approved initiative that was intended to block same-sex partners of city employees from obtaining health care benefits, but actually strips away benefits from elected officials and partners of retired policemen and firefighters.