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Domestic Partner News |
Editorial Comment
This section of the website reports news affecting domestic partners. The term “domestic partners” has generally been defined by law as two adults who live together, who are financially and emotionally interdependent, and who consider themselves to be a family.
Sometimes the news in this section is dominated by stories focusing on the extension of domestic partner benefits and protections to same-sex couples. When that happens, it is because those are the stories which have appeared recently in newspapers.
The American Association for Single People
supports the creation of registries and the extension of benefits and protections to any
two unmarried adults who share a common household as a family unit. AASP supports
laws and benefits programs which do not exclude people on the basis of sex or sexual
orientation.
Stories Posted on Tuesday, December 31, 2002
New York anti-violence groups call for greater protection of abused victims
Regence Blue Shield insurance extends policy to domestic partners
Story Posted on Wednesday, December 25, 2002
Massachusetts governor mum on same-sex marriage legislation
Story Posted on Tuesday, December 24, 2002
Canadian High court tells school board that same-sex parents books can not be banned
Stories Posted on Saturday, December 21, 2002
British court rules on tenancy issue of domestic partners
Canadian high court rules on unmarried couples and their property rights
Minneapolis wants contractors to provide domestic partner benefits
Stories Posted on Friday, December 20, 2002
Pennsylvania court orders domestic partner to pay child support
University of Colorado seeking change in state law of domestic partner benefits
New York State Worker’s Board rules on domestic partner benefits
Stories Posted on Thursday, December 19, 2002
New York approves gay rights bill
Connecticut lawmaker confident that state will advance same-sex marriage in state
Stories Posted on Wednesday, December 18, 2002
Cohabitation agreements as a smart alternative
ACLU to appear before Alaska high court for domestic partner rights
Lansing Community College extends domestic partner benefits
Group fights for domestic partner benefits in school system
Number of unmarried couples on the rise
Same-sex couple adoption on the rise
Story Posted on Saturday, December 14, 2002
British rights activist criticizes government’s unmarried partners policy
Story Posted on Friday, December 13, 2002
Chinese university expels pregnant student and partner
Story Posted on Thursday, December 12, 2002
Geisinger Health Systems offers domestic partner benefits to employees
Story Posted on Wednesday December 11, 2002
Minneapolis ponders on same-sex benefits for city contractors
Stories Posted on Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Britain’s Labor Party to introduce same-sex couples bill
Class action suit for partner benefits approved by Canadian judge
Stories Posted on Saturday, December 7, 2002
Maine hospital to offer domestic partner benefits
Stories Posted on Friday, December 6, 2002
Maine charity sues over domestic partner ordinance
Canadian human rights tribunal rules on domestic partner health premiums
British lawmakers opt for free domestic partner pension benefits
Stories Posted on Thursday, December 5, 2002
Nurse sues British defense ministry over unmarried couple policy
Texas governor says state’s sodomy law is appropriate
Living together growing together
Stories Posted on Wednesday, December 4, 2002
U.S. high court to hear sodomy case
Legal group urges revamp on states family laws
Stories Posted on Saturday, November 30, 2002
Belgian lawmakers approves same-sex marriages
Cohabitation bill approved by Mexico’s legislative committee
New York’s Westchester county opens domestic partner registry
North Carolina’s Durham county to study partner benefits
American Family Insurance extends domestic partner health benefits
