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Posted on 08/23/2006 8:35:50 AM PDT by sionnsar
Straight woman seeks equality under gay-rights law:
Unwed Redmond worker wants her male partner to receive health benefits
One of the first tests for Washington's new gay civil rights law has an intriguing twist: The complaint was filed by a heterosexual woman.
The state's discrimination watchdogs are investigating the case, which claims unmarried straight people should get the same domestic partner benefits as their gay and lesbian co-workers.
But officials are treading carefully, Human Rights Commission Director Marc Brenman said, because upholding the claim could set a sweeping new precedent for Washington businesses.
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The complaint, filed last week, is one of four that have spawned full-fledged investigations under the sexual orientation section of Washington's anti-discrimination law.
It was signed by Sandi Scott-Moore, a Redmond-based employee of manufacturer Honeywell International. Scott-Moore claims health insurance coverage for her male partner was denied because the unmarried couple is not of the same gender.
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Honeywell spokesman Robert Ferris said the company does provide health benefits for the partners of its gay and lesbian employees and has a zero-tolerance stand on discrimination. But the company disagrees with Scott-Moore, he said in a statement.
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(Excerpt) Read more at kingcountyjournal.com ...
All partnerships are equal, but some are more equal than others.
Gotta love their consternation.
( No more Olmert! No more Kadima! No more Oslo!)
catch 22.
If they deny the claim then they confirm it is special rights for certain sexual behavior.
If they grant the claim then they risk gutting the whole law.
Ah, the Law of Un-Intended Consequences arises AGAIN!.........I hope she wins.............
To do others would would be discrimination of sexual preference.
ha ha ha ha ha ah ha ha ha ha
This little conundrum ought to give them nightmares.........
Isn't it great!
I almost fee like contributing to this gals legal defense fund.
As one liberal once said with a straight face: "We simply won't tolerate intolerance."
"upholding the claim could set a sweeping new precedent"
Nuts to the "precedent". Do what is right (asking too much of a leftist?).
These people on the left make me sick. They want greater rights, not equal rights.
She's gonna knock this out of the park.
Veterinary benefits for live-in cats or dogs can't be far behind.
..I'm sure this very same statement was said awhile back, before Brokeback Mountain became the "norm", but because the "agenda" called for it, even though most Americans opposed it .....oh well, guess legitimate child porn is on the horizon
Doogle
WELCOME TO WASHINGTONISTAN!
We are, besides Louisiana, the most idiotic state in the country.
Our motto: "Doing everything we can to drive out business so that we can buy more lattes and kayak all day."
laughs at the left. What are they going to do now?
This gonna be good. Reverse:Reverse discriminations?
Whoooo Hoooooo.
That's a good one they are twisted into.
I miss Washington, but its no longer the state I grew up in.
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