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| Lesbian CA Veteran Sues Over Denial of Benefits |
| 04 Feb 2012 |
A Lesbian Army veteran and her wife sued the federal government on Wednesday after they were denied military benefits granted to straight spouses.
The lawsuit announced in Washington involves a 12-year veteran of the Army, Tracey Cooper-Harris. After leaving the Army she married Maggie Cooper-Harris in California in 2008. Two years later, Tracey Cooper-Harris was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, and she has received disability benefits through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as a result. But her application for additional money and benefits that married veterans are entitled to was denied.
The couple's lawsuit, which was filed Wednesday in Los Angeles, argues that a federal law and military polic… |
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| For Gay Americans, Lower Wages And Less Job Security, Studies Find |
| Claire Gordon 03 Feb 2012 |
Gay characters are all over prime time these days. But if they compose the only image you have of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender America, then your picture is a smidge incomplete. Those lawyers and fashion assistants and sexy bi doctors usually have expensive educations, career success and job security. In reality, though, employers in most of this country can legally fire someone, deny them a promotion, or refuse to hire them for being gay. Gays and lesbians live in poverty at much higher rates than their straight peers, while LGBT couples make less money, have to pay more of their paychecks to the government, and get less back in return, studies say.
Since the early days of the gay- rights movement, opponen… |
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