For Immediate Release
October 30,
2009
EQUALITY MARYLAND
CONTACT: Morgan
Meneses-Sheets, Executive
Director
410 685-6567 (Office) 202-812-9229
(cell)
morgan@equalitymaryland.org
EQUALITY MARYLAND SUPPORTS PASSAGE OF THE EQUAL
BENEFITS BILL BY THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY
COUNCIL
Bill Rally scheduled
for Monday, November 2, 2009 - 12:30 pm
County Council Building
100 Maryland
Avenue, Rockville, MD
3rd Floor
Conference Room
Baltimore - Equality Maryland
supports the Equal Benefits Bill proposed by
Montgomery County Councilmember Nancy Navarro. Under current
law, Montgomery County Code § 33-22 grants equal benefits
to a County employee’s same sex domestic partner as are
provided to the marital partner of a County employee. The Equal
Benefits Bill proposed by Councilmember Navarro, would simply
extend the requirement for equal same-sex benefits to the
domestic partners of employees of contractors doing business
with Montgomery
County.
“We are grateful to
Councilmember Navarro and her colleagues on the Montgomery
County Council for taking a stand for fairness by promoting
equal access to important rights and benefits with contractors
doing business with the county,” said Equality
Maryland’s Executive Director, Morgan Meneses-Sheets.
"Passing the Equal Benefits Bill would send a strong signal that
Montgomery
County
is ready for full marriage equality to come to Maryland.”
A press conference is scheduled for November
2, 2009 at 12:30 pm in the Third Floor Conference Room of the
Montgomery
County Office Building.
Ms. Sheets will join Councilmember Navarro along with her
colleagues on the council for the introduction of the Equal
Benefits Bill on Monday.
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Equality Maryland is Maryland's largest LGBT civil rights
organization, focused on making life better for gay, lesbian,
bisexual and transgender citizens of Maryland.
Equality Maryland works to secure and
protect the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender
Marylanders by promoting legislative initiatives on the state,
county and municipal levels and educating the public about the
issues faced by our diverse community.
Equality Maryland
can be found online at www.equalitymaryland.org.
