Nevada Legislature Overturns Governor's Veto, Grants Domestic Partnership Rights!
As of October 1st in Nevada, same-sex as well as opposite-sex couples will be able to enter into domestic partnerships that will grant them many of the same legal rights and responsibilities as married heterosexual couples.
The domestic partnerships, however, are not the same as marriages, as employers are not required to offer medical and other benefits to employees in domestic partnerships, but they can choose to. Domestic partnerships grant couples the right to make decisions regarding wills, inheritances, and health care.
Nevada's Assembly overrode Governor Jim Gibbons' veto on the domestic partnership law 28-14.
Harrah's Entertainment heavily lobbied legislators to reject the veto, fearing boycotts from the LGTB community, who wield $700 billion in disposable income.
The new domestic partnerships will benefit older opposite-sex couples retired in the state as well who, after finding new partners after the death of a spouse, don't often re-marry.
Governor Gibbons had no hard feelings, and according to his spokesperson, said, "The system worked the way it was supposed to work."
Senator David Parks, who sponsored the domestic partnership bill, said, "It’s a great day for fairness and equality in Nevada."
We couldn't agree more.
Although we won't be totally content until gays and lesbians have equal access to drive-thru Vegas weddings!
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Hey Perez, You have been grate at outing hypocritical celbs, how come you've never gone after Anderson Cooper? He claimes he doesn't talk about his personal life because then he would be the story and not the news, but has written and talked many times about His brothers suicide, and growing up as Gloria Vanderbuilts son. Apparently the only thing he considers his personal life is that he likes to date men. Come on Perez, this guy isn't a has been like Lance or Clay Aiken, it's time you outed somebody at the top of their game.
Yes because the compulsive gambling and legal prostitution is more moral than a committed couple asking for some benefits and entitlements.
Thank you Neveda legislature.
Nevada is STUPID not to pass a marriage equity law!!! Do they not realize how much $$$$$ that would bring to the state?
Thank you Nevada legislature.
these posts are really starting to annoy me!
am i wrong or does this offer nothing more than what you had before?
thats perfect…that the 'domestic partnership' label and lets be done with the whole issue.
"LGTB community, who wield $700 billion"
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You don't use words like "weild"…Where did you copy this article, Perez….I know you don't use words like this.
Can this website get anymore blah blah blah?
Awesome. I think that at least SOME legal rights for gay and lesbian couples are better than none at all. It's a step in the right direction.
: ) Yay
Marriage in general is on it's way out.
Re: Fyrdanser – Money does not justify everything!
A step in the right direction.
Great….finally someone using logic instead of religious bias. For the straight people who are annoyed at Perez's continual coverage of gay issues, You have no idea what its like to not have the same rights as everybody else. Its important to Perez. He (like me) lives with it everyday.
Great Job Perez! Continue the good fight.
What does this have to do with celebrities???
i dont see the point in them not allowing same sex marriages. it wont cost them any more than allowing domestic partnerships.it is totally and completly unfair.
Re: MajorTom – dickhead
The better way to go.
You have blocked me one too many times. I have been just observing for a couple of months, and last Sat. and today I broke the ice and logged back in, You evidently have placed me on some sort of "watch list", for nothing posts. I will not try any more and I will not come back to this site.
HAHAHAHAHAHA! I live in Nevada and I HATE governor Gibbons, as well as the rest of the damn state. He is such a stinking moron and he is sooooo out of there in the next election! He wants to cut education and is a racist, sexist and homophobe. He can go such a cock for all I care!
So
thereisaconstitutionalamendmentbarringsamesexmarriageinNevada.thisisasgoodasitgets!
Send in the polygamists. They need to have their multiple wives declared their LEGAL wives. Spindoc Perez is to scared to out Anderson Cooper. Perez is a snot nose hypocrite himself.
Oh come on, Nevada.
You are the only U.S. state that allows legal prostitution, but you can't
permit same-sex MARRIAGE with full rights?!
Doesn't make sense ..
Re: Passionate –
Entitlements, huh? With this attitude it's no wonder this country is broke.
Why do you care Perez? The closest you will ever come to a life long partner is your poor pooch!
Well, it's a step in the right direction. I'm glad that some people are beginning to see that the LGBT community needs the same rights as everybody else!
This is a great step forward, but from this story is another clear example of how domestic partnerships are not equal to full marriage equality!