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Michigan bans partner health coverage

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gaywrites:

Michigan governor Rick Snyder signed into law yesterday a bill ending health care coverage for domestic partners of government workers. Republican officials introduced and have been pushing the legislation - surprise! 

“Governor Snyder’s support for this bill is appalling,” Emily Dievendorf, director of policy for Equality Michigan, said in a statement. “Today, the governor told unmarried public employees that they can no longer care for their partners or children. He has put hardworking gay and lesbian couples and their children into harm’s way by eliminating important health care coverage. He has spent the last two years talking about creating a welcoming state with a attractive business climate, and this bill flies in the face of those goals.”

There’s honestly no excuse for this. Why take away rights? Why intentionally discriminate? 

It’s Michigan. They usually lead the fight to be as backward as possible. Detroit is the most liberal city (by voting record) in the US but if you leave Detroit, the rest of the state is Tea Party Central.

Ann Arbor isn’t Tea Party Central at all. And Governor Snyder sucks ass, and people are trying to get him out of office. I have love for my homestate and I hate seeing things like this (although that is fucked up).