Tag: same-sex partners
Obama to expand federal benefits to same-sex partners
President Barack Obama will approve today an expansion of federal benefits to cover the same-sex partners of U.S. government employees, according to a White House official.
Human Rights Campaign Lauds Introduction of Reuniting Families Act
The Human Rights Campaign, America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, today lauded the introduction of the Reuniting Families Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill, sponsored by Representative Michael Honda (D-CA), includes the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA), a provision that would allow U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents in same-sex relationships to sponsor their partners for immigration purposes.