[Seattle-editorial] Article: An Aisle Seat - Same Sex Partnerships and America

[nathaniel t]

"Approve," I guess.  Does it need a title & sub?

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From: sheelanagig at juno.com
To: seattle-editorial at indymedia.org
Subject: [Seattle-editorial] Article: An Aisle Seat - Same Sex Partnerships 
and America
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 17:46:12 -0700

I have also posted this article to the free posting area and am
submitting it for review for the features part of the front page...
kirsten

<P>What are the differences between registered same-sex domestic
partnerships, and legally married couples, in California? The major areas
of inequity, and concern, to same-sex partners include those of child
custody and child/spousal support, rights to make funeral arrangements,
community property rights, mutual responsibility for debts. And those
civil rights will finally be accessible to registered same-sex domestic
partners now that Measure AB 205 (Goldberg, Los Angeles) passed in the
California legislature (<a
href="http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/bilinfo.html">www.leginfo.ca.gov/bilinfo.
html</A>).

<P>Measure AB 205, the Domestic Partnership Rights and Responsibilities
Act of 2003, was first proposed by Equality California, (<a
href="http://www.eqca.org">www.eqca.org</A>), a grassroots organization
with offices in Sacramento, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. Equality
California says that one in every six same-sex couples reside in
California, and promoted this as an issue of importance to the populace
and legislature of California. But this legislation will also be a
landmark regarding equal rights for same-sex couples in the US. The
Massachusetts Supreme Court is also handing down a decision on Same Sex
Marriage very shortly. This is quickly spreading to become a national
issue, and California is leading the way. Since the inception of the
same-sex and senior opposite-sex couples registry in California three
years ago, 20,000 couples have registered. AB 205 will give that registry
some backbone. Unfortunately, these changes will only affect California
state benefits. Federal benefits for same-sex partners are still not
recognized. Click here for the <a
href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=33679">full
story</A>...


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