Cleveland council votes to enact domestic partner registry
http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2008/12/cleveland_council_votes_to_ena.htmlHenry J. Gomez
12/8/2008
Cleveland City Council voted Monday to create a domestic partner registry for same- and opposite-sex couples, ending weeks of emotional, behind-the-scenes lobbying on both sides of the controversial issue.
The registry, though nonbinding, could prompt employers, hospitals and other organizations to grant privileges typically reserved for married couples, advocates say. The registry also is a revenue booster and a symbolic gesture that Cleveland is gay-friendly.
