San Antonio Votes to Provide DP Benefits to City Employees

[William769]

After nearly three hours of input from citizens — including protests from self-proclaimed Christians — the San Antonio, Texas, City Council passed a new budget Thursday that included domestic partner benefits for city employees.

The council voted 8-3 in favor of the proposal despite a monopolization of the meeting’s “Citizens to Be Heard” portion which was filled primarily with religious and moral objections, including one from a pastor who, according to DallasVoice.com, “displayed a picture of his infant grandchild who has only two teeth, saying his grandson had a better bite because the DP initiative was a toothless idea that was fraught with potential for fraud.”

Some of those opposed even threatened political retribution to the council members who voted in favor of the measure.

Mayor Julian Castro, who supported the proposal, said, “This is not a new issue — this should have be done some time ago.”

http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/09/19/San_Antonio_Votes_to_Provide_DP_Benefits_to_City_Employees/

Here we go again "Some of those opposed even threatened political retribution to the council members who voted in favor of the measure". Doesn't work like it used to. :eyes:

[slackmaster]

1. I saw "San Antonio" and thought that DP stood for Death Penalty

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. OH NOES! my marriage is at risk again!

:sarcasm:

[TxVietVet]

3. This is surely stirring up the conservanazi christians.

[Omaha Steve]

4. WOW

K&R!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. I am really glad to hear this! It's about time.

I agree completely with the good Mayor.

The right-wingers can go soak their heads!

[lunatica]

6. I approve

UC has long been a bastion of domestic partner rights. Gay, straight or any other kind.

[awoke_in_2003]

7. Good to hear...

there are pockets of sanity down here. K&R