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Federal benefits for same-sex domestic partnerships
Starting this year, same-sex domestic partners of federal employees have expanded access to health-care coverage. In October last year, the Department of Justice and Office of Personnel Management ...
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Equal Benefits Bill will include contractors
Thanks to the efforts of local constituents, advocates and, most notably, Philadelphia Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds-Brown, who introduced the Equal Benefits Bill, another milestone in LGBT employ...
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Inheritance tax reform may be on the horizon
In a short amount of time, Pennsylvania has seen two very important bills be introduced in the House: One would put same-sex relationships on par with heterosexual couples in Pennsylvania by allowi...
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Transgender workplace policies
Equality advocates continue to push for the passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, a proposed federal bill that would prohibit discrimination against employees on the basis of sexual ori...
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Immigration and LGBT platforms: united or divided?
The modern gay-rights and current immigration movements may seem like two dissimilar issues; however, the two issues have much more in common than what initially meets the eye. The push for human d...
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Using ‘heightened scrutiny’ for sexual-orientation discrimination
For those who are underrepresented in the political process, there are channels and avenues available to them so they can have their voices heard and affect change. But what happens with the LGBT c...
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E-marriage: A simple trend or the future of marriage as we know it?
Getting married used to be a simple trip down to the city clerk’s office, handing in some paperwork and (maybe) blood tests, paying a fee and then waiting for the license in the mail. The process c...
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First Amendment shouldn’t include hate speech
Evelyn Beatrice Hall once famously quipped, “I do not agree with a word you say but will defend to the death your right to say it.” This quote has been used for centuries to fuel arguments arising ...
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President and AG challenge DOMA
The Obama administration has taken another progressive step toward equality that has LGBT-rights advocates feeling victorious. On Feb. 23, President Obama declared Section 3 of DOMA (Defense of Mar...
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A step forward for LGBT hospital-visitation rights
This month, the LGBT community saw another pivotal advancement toward equality. On Jan. 18, the Obama administration’s new hospital-visitation regulations went into effect. Under the new regulation...
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