TOP6NEWS - Date 12.7.04

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1-NEWS:  PA Supreme Court oks ss benefits for Philly workers
2-NEWS:  SS custody case before WV Supreme Court, ACLU filed amicus

3-NEWS: NY AG E. Spitzer backs ssm

4-NEWS:  Tel Aviv Family Court recognizes ss couple as common law spouses

5-NEWS: LA gov. bans so discrimination for state employees

6-NEWS: M amendment to be introduced in CA

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1-NEWS: PA Supreme Court oks ss benefits for Philly workers

Same-sex benefits for city workers OKd
By Frederick Cusick, Philly Inquirer Staff Writer
The city acted within its powers six years ago when it extended benefits to the same-sex "life partners" of its employees, the state Supreme Court ruled yesterday.

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2-NEWS: SS custody case before WV Supreme Court, ACLU filed amicus
West Virginia Child In Danger Of Losing Second Lesbian Mom
Charleston, West Virginia) A four year old West Virginia boy is in danger of losing his second mom following the death of his birth mother.  The state supreme Court this spring will consider to uphold a lower court ruling that gave custody of the child to his maternal grandparents, or to the partner of his birthmother, the only other parent he has ever known.

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3-NEWS: NY AG E. Spitzer backs ssm

By Susan Jordan
Politics took an unexpectedly prominent position at the Gay Alliance’s Equality Leadership Conference on Nov. 6 at the Burgundy Basin Inn, as N.Y.S. Attorney General Eliot D. Spitzer responded to a statement of support for his potential campaign for governor of New York.

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4-NEWS: Tel Aviv Family Court recognizes ss couple as common law spouses

By Ruth Sinai
The Tel Aviv Family Court recently overruled the state to give two men de facto recognition as a common-law couple by giving legal force to a child support agreement they had drafted.
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5-NEWS: LA gov. bans so discrimination for state employees

by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff
Baton Rouge Louisiana) Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco has signed an Executive Order prohibiting employment discrimination against gay and lesbian state government employees. The Order also requires any business contracting with the state to have a non-discrimination policy covering their lesbian and gay workers. 

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6-NEWS: M amendment to be introduced in CA

Opponents seek amendment as lawmaker files same-sex marriage bill
BRIAN MELLEY, Associated Press Writer
As a state lawmaker seeks to legalize gay marriage, a church-led group has announced efforts to insert the existing definition of marriage into the California Constitution and to strip same-sex couples of domestic partner benefits.

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