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March 12, 2004

Mayor does the right thing

But what would be really cool is if she started marrying same sex couples. Anyway,
this is a start:

Mayor Pam Iorio signed an executive order Thursday extending health benefits to unmarried domestic partners of city employees, including same-sex couples.

With the order, Tampa joins a handful of other local governments in Florida offering the benefit to employees with domestic partners.

Posted by Norwood at March 12, 2004 06:18 AM
Comments

If "domestic partners" are eligible for benefits, there may be no reason for same sex couples to marry. If we keep offering rights to roommates, it may eventually keep all people (gay and straight) from marrying. This move may hurt the same sex marraige proponents...

Posted by: Tommy at March 12, 2004 03:08 PM

I disagree. The benefits being offered are health benefits. Same sex partners are still not eligible to recieve their partners pension benefits after death.

Posted by: Neil at March 15, 2004 08:33 AM

Still, it is one less reason for people to marry, and following that through to its end, marriage itself will mean nothing.

Posted by: Tommy at March 17, 2004 03:05 PM