Michigan Supreme Court: marriage amendment means same-sex partner benefits must be denied
Pams House blend May 07 08Here's how passing a marriage amendment can place a state in disadvatageous position to states that embrace equality. Watch the exodus of LGBT couples from universities and state agencies. When you "let the people decide" who has civil rights, this is what results. (Detroit Free Press): An amendment to the state constitution approved by voters in 2004 to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman also prohibits public employers from providing health care and other benefits to the same sex partners of employees, a divided Michigan Supreme Court ruled today.
The court majority found that language in the amendment prohibiting recognition of other unions "for any purpose" included the extension of benefits to gay and lesbian partners of public employees. Full story...
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Pams House blend 16 hours agoNext week should be fun on Mike's show. It has been a parade of wingnuttery marching past the Sirius OutQ booth at the GOP convention as he's nabbed interviews with the theocrats, fetus fantasists and homo-obsessives you've come to know on the Blend -- Eagle Forum doyenne-with a self-loathing gay son Phyllis Schlafly, Rick Santorum, Bob Barr, Grover Norquist, Newt Gingrich, and failed Ohio gubernatorial candidate (and spot of color at the convention) Ken Blackwell.
The Blend picks up "Best LGBT Blog" at Black Weblog Awards
Pams House blend 17 hours agoJust heard the news...
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Today, FRC Action announced that Sean Hannity, co-host of Fox News "Hannity & Colmes" and host of "Hannity's America," will address the third annual Values Voter Summit on Saturday, September 13th.
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