Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Obama to give Same-Sex Couples Benefits

YAY!!! This goes to show that if you protest, complain, and withhold campaign dollars, you will get somewhere! There is still a lot of room for improvement, but as I called for this morning (last night when I wrote the post), this is not a symbolic gesture. This will affect the lives of Americans. Thank you, President Obama, for Heeding our call.
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama will sign a memorandum Wednesday granting health care and other benefits to the same-sex partners of federal employees, two senior administration officials said.

The signing will take place in the Oval Office and follows sharp criticism of the president over a Justice Department motion filed last week in support of the Defense of Marriage Act -- which opposes same-sex marriage -- that used the government's interest in opposing incestuous marriages to support its position against same-sex marriage.

Gay and lesbian advocates have also faulted the Obama administration for not moving to repeal the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy that bars officials from asking about a service member's sexual orientation but also bars the service member from revealing it.

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