The San Antonio City Council voted 7-4 today to begin offering domestic partner benefits to both gay and straight employees as part of the city’s 2012 budget, according to reports from Equality Texas on Twitter.
The DP benefits, which are expected to cost $300,000 per year, has drawn vocal opposition from anti-gay religious leaders in the Alamo City.
San Antonio, the seventh-largest city in the U.S., will be the fifth city in Texas to offer DP benefits, joining Austin, Dallas, El Paso and Fort Worth.
(via dallasvoice)
Hmmm... Three Questions: 1) Do homeowners want to continue paying higher property taxes to provide free health care for the uninsured? "The cost of extending benefits to domestic partners... is less than one-tenth of 1 percent of the city's budget". 2) Should government enforce the views of select religious groups? Pastor Gerald Ripley: “We believe marriage is a legally binding relationship between one man and one woman”... “a vote for domestic partner benefits is a vote against upholding the institution of marriage”. 3) Is a particular "Relationship Orientation" a requirement for citizenship? Mayor Julian Castro: “There are not going to be any second class citizens in San Antonio."
ReplyDeleteAwesome, glad to hear it. Nobody should be denied benefits because of their personal preferences.
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