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Don't Leave Domestic Partners in the Cold, by Marshall Miller & Dorian Solot
The Boston Metro, May 14, 2004
Just before same-sex marriage was legalized in Massachusetts, some employers in the state announced they planned to withdraw their domestic partner benefits plans. We explained why that would be a mistake.

Why Not Benefits for Unmarried Couples? , by Dorian Solot & Marshall Miller
The Boston Globe, August 5, 1998
In the summer of 1998, Massachusetts Acting Governor Paul Cellucci vetoed domestic partner benefits because they were inclusive of male-female couples. We responded.

Legal nuisance?, by Dorian Solot & Marshall Miller
Bay Windows, August 5, 1999
Our letter to the editor of this GLBT newspaper questioned the assumption that providing DP benefits to different-sex unmarried couples is a "legal nuisance." It contains a list of arguments others have found helpful for convincing employers who are skeptical of defining "domestic partners" inclusively.

UVM Off-Base in Requiring Civil Unions for Benefits, by Marshall Miller & Dorian Solot
In Newsweekly, October 25, 2000
Commentary on the University of Vermont's decision to require employees to register civil unions in order to be eligible for domestic partner benefits.

Judge Says Couple Must Marry To Get Health Insurance AtMP press release, June 8, 1999
Our public comments on a high profile case where a court allowed a discriminatory DP policy to stand.

 

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