Benefits Extended To Federal Employees’ Domestic Partners

American Voices • Politics • gay & lesbian • ISSUE 45•25 • Jun 19, 2009

President Obama signed a memo that expanded benefits to domestic partners of federal employees, including same-sex couples. What do you think?

“This is just a sneaky way for Obama to make homosexuals American citizens."”
Kath Santrello –
Systems Analyst
“Like federal employees don't screw around on the job enough as it is. Now they'll be spending all their time on Craigslist trying to find a domestic partner."”
James Rudow –
Edge Burnisher
“How immoral! Accessing a partner's flexible spending account to purchase prescription eyewear with pretax earnings is a right that should only be granted to those in religiously-sanctioned heterosexual relationships.””
Ryan Welker –
Golf Range Attendant

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