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File This Under "Be Careful What You Ask For"
You might get it.
At the Boston Globe, Dec. 8:
Many of the state's largest employers are dropping health benefits for unmarried gay couples, seven months after Massachusetts became the only state to legalize same-sex marriage.
Massachusetts companies, some of which pioneered so-called domestic-partner benefits for unmarried, same-sex partners, said they are now withdrawing them for reasons of fairness: If gays and lesbians can now marry, they should no longer receive special treatment in the form of health benefits that were not made available to unmarried, opposite-sex couples....
(Thanks, Diogenes.)
Lane Core Jr. CIW P Fri. 12/10/04 07:38:02 AM
Categorized as Social/Cultural.
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