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17 Jun 2009 09:28

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U.S.: Obama boosts same-sex partner benefits for federal employees

  • Today, Obama will sign an executive order that gives wider benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees. source
  • The order doesn’t go nearly as far as it could, stopping just short of giving full health care benefits to them. source
  • Obama has faced criticism from gay-rights groups for not doing enough – but he’s trying to avoid a fight. source

24 May 2009 10:08

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U.S.: Diplomats will get benefits for their same-sex partners

  • The department will provide these benefits for both opposite-sex and same-sex partners because it is the right thing to do.
  • Secretary of State Hilary Clinton • In a memo to her State Department staff on giving equal rights to diplomats with same-sex partners. A senior State Department official confirmed the note but not the timeframe. Either way, Clinton did a nice thing. • source