Trying to avoid a heated battle over same-sex marriage, Hawaii lawmakers are considering a renewed push to grant gay couples similar benefits through civil unions. Democratic legislators, who hold overwhelming majorities in both houses of the state legislature in Honolulu, are supporting a proposed civil union bill as one of the party’s top priorities for [...]
Hawaii lawmakers consider bill allowing gay couples civil union status
January 31st, 2007
LGBT-friendly retirement home waiting on final approval in Boston
January 31st, 2007
Boston Redevelopment Authority has approved construction on one of the first LGBT-friendly retirement homes in the nation. However, the development, called Stonewall at Audubon, is still awaiting the OK from the city’s zoning board of appeal before it can proceed, reports The Boston Globe . The project was recently approved by the residents of the [...]