Obama offers expanded benefits to gay partners of federal employees

Jun. 18, 2009

The increased coverage is announced during an Oval Office ceremony, but the offerings -- limited by the Defense of Marriage Act -- did not meet the expectations of many activists. President Obama offered a modest expansion Wednesday of benefits for the same-sex partners of federal employees, but...

Federal benefits to go to same-sex couples

WASHINGTON, June 17 (UPI) -- Same-sex or unmarried partners of federal employees will be eligible for benefits under provisions of a memorandum signed Wednesday by President Barack Obama.

Mich. high court rules against gay benefit

LANSING, Mich., May 7 (UPI) -- The Michigan Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that gay public employees are not entitled to healthcare and other benefits for their partners.

Same-sex couples losing benefits

WASHINGTON, June 20 (UPI) -- U.S. gay rights activists said they worry that states that banned same-sex marriage are rolling back benefits for domestic partners of public employees.

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- The battle over spousal health benefits for U.S. gay couples continues to rage at the state level.

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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington

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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

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