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:Eric Ethington (Author) | March 23, 2012
It seems that every Republican candidate is all in a twist over so-called “Obamacare” and the absolute “evils” it is perpetuating on Americans. But on the 2 year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, let’s look at what it has actually done.
Eric Ethington (Author) | March 3, 2011
Michigan – Senate Republicans are trying to quickly shove through a resolution which would strip state employees with domestic partners of any benefits. Their claim is that it would cost the state too much money, “this has nothing to do with social issues” they say. The benefits were only just approved January of this year, [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | March 1, 2011
California – 19 year 9th Circuit Court employee Karen Golinski is still feeling the effects of DOMA, despite Obama’s new stance saying that he will no longer defend the law in court. They’re still enforcing the policy and denying Karen’s wife any benefits that hetero spouses receive. This should silence all those critics like NOM [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | January 3, 2011
El Paso, TX – Karma does exist! A Christian group, led by pastor Tom Brown, successfully passed a ballot measure last November which stripped benefits from city employee’s spouses unless they were legally married. But turns out they were so vague it caught straight employees too. This has got to be one of the funniest [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | November 23, 2010
Columbus, Ohio – The city council has approved a new law which will give domestic partners, including same-sex partners, of city employees access to the same health benefits as legally married spouses. Woot! Fantastic news, even if it’s just for city employees and their partners (gay or not), it’s most definitely a step in the right [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | November 17, 2010
Eureka Springs, Arkansas – The city has added health benefits for the partners of LGBT municipal city employees. Partners will now enjoy the same access to health insurance as heterosexual married couples! I love saying that: The Same Eureka Springs is already the only city in Arkansas to provide a Domestic Partner Registry, keep it [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | October 25, 2010
Salt Lake City, UT – Intermountain Health Care (IHC) has announced that they are now adding full benefits for the partners of same-sex couples! 32,000 workers in Utah have been shown that their employer values all people equally and will not tolerate discrimination. Awesomeness! IHC was originally started by the Mormon Church, but became a [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | September 8, 2010
California – Target Corp has yet to build a location in San Francisco, but now they’re facing even more setbacks because the city has a policy of only giving contracts to companies that provide equal benefits to both heterosexual and LGBT employees. Hopefully San Francisco won’t back down on their policy, as Target is still [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | February 9, 2009
Newly appointed Secretary of State has already got her hands full. It seems her first order of business is deciding whether or not to fix aging State Department rules that do not provide benefits past “member of household.” Currently, the State department does not offer most benefits that straight spouses are afforded. Including training for [...]
"Eric, trying to have this (civil rights) conversation with you is ultimately like trying to teach a pig to dance, it just annoys the pig. So Eric, sorry to annoy you."
-Paul Mero, The Sutherland Institute.