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by: Dean Barker

Mon May 25, 2009 at 21:25:59 PM EDT

While we in New Hampshire are waiting at the altar, this bit of good news will make the time go by a bit more quickly:

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will soon announce that the partners of gay U.S. diplomats are eligible for many benefits currently denied them and allowed to spouses of heterosexual diplomats, according to lawmakers and others advocating the change.
...The issue achieved prominence in 2007 when a respected ambassador, Michael Guest, resigned after 26 years in the Foreign Service to protest the rules and regulations that he argued gave same-sex partners fewer benefits than family pets. Guest said he was forced to choose "between obligations to my partner, who is my family, and service to my country," which he called "a shame for this institution and our country."

...In the memo, Clinton said: "At bottom, the department will provide these benefits for both opposite-sex and same-sex domestic partners because it is the right thing to do."

Kudos to Hillary Clinton for this no-brainer that nevertheless was beyond the reach of BushCo's understanding of freedom.

Dean Barker :: Drip, Drip, Drip...

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This is some of the change for which we had hoped and voted. Now if only some of our state elected representatives would only take notice.

by: gradysdad @ Tue May 26, 2009 at 10:00:06 AM CDT

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Statement from California Democratic Party Chairman
John Burton on today's California Supreme Court ruling on Proposition 8

"Today's decision, while heart-breaking, doesn't end the historic struggle for marriage equality. It renews our dedication to making sure all California families can again enjoy the dignity, commitment and responsibility of marriage.

I commend the California Supreme Court for validating the rights of the 18,000 lesbian and gay couples who married last year before Proposition 8 passed. These couples and their children will continue to enjoy the full security and legal protection of marriage.

Within the next few years, I know California will restore legal, civil marriages for gay and lesbian couples. The California Democratic Party will play a leading role in ending marriage discrimination in California and I look forward to the day when that happens."

To find one of this evening's Day of Decision rallies nearest you, go to http://www.dayofdecision.com and join other LGBT leaders this Saturday in Fresno at http://www.meetinthemiddle4equ...

Have you told a stranger today about Bill O'Brien and his Tea Party agenda? The people of NH deserve to hear about O'Brien and his majority committed to destroying New Hampshire and remaking it into a armed survivalist preserve.

by: Ray Buckley @ Tue May 26, 2009 at 17:34:06 PM CDT

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