heterosexuals in the news

[Jim Devine <jdevine03@xxxxxxxxx>]

from SLATE: >USA [TODAY] fronts a look at how some states that have
passed constitutional amendments banning marriage for gay men and
lesbians are now beginning to take away benefits that had been awarded
to the domestic partners of public employees. Some states have ruled
that no public institution, including universities, can offer benefits
to same-sex couples or any unmarried partners. The amendments are also
having some unexpected consequences for heterosexuals. An article
inside details how, in Ohio, many unmarried people who are being
charged with abusing their live-in partners are contending that the
domestic violence law is unconstitutional because it is based on
"domestic partnership," a status that is no longer recognized because
of Ohio's same-sex marriage ban.<

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