CAMP KC MUST SEE!!! HISTORIC JACKSON COUNTY LAWSUIT STRUGGLE FOR LOCAL SAME SEX MARRIAGE RIGHTS!!! KCMO LGBT EQUAL BENEFIT SUPPORT AFFIRMED!!!
Today an important battle for equality took place at the Jackson County Courthouse.
Camp KC is the resource of record for the local LGBT community and here's how they viewed the case on behalf of 10 Missouri same-sex couples who were legally married elsewhere.
Check this informative passage that should interest readers of our blog . . .
"Kansas City was represented by its own assistant city attorney, Tara Kelly, who stated that the city feels the law prohibiting same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, but that it doesn’t have the authority to change state law. She also said, “The city believes there is no reason to treat same sex couples as second class citizens.”
"Chris Hernandez, director of city communications for Kansas City, issued this statement: “While the City of Kansas City, Missouri, is a defendant in this case, it’s important to recognize that we offer same sex couples as many benefits as we can under existing state law.”
“As a City we value all employees and have created a welcoming workplace that respects all forms of diversity. This inclusiveness is a matter of both policy and law, given that sexual orientation and gender identity, as well as marital status, are protected under the City’s anti-discrimination laws. In addition, members of the LGBT community are at all levels of the city, including high-ranking positions in the Mayor’s Office and the City Manager’s Office.”
"Hernandez added that the city has offered domestic partner benefits and a domestic partner registry for the public since 2004. Kansas City scored a perfect 100 points on the recent Municipal Equality Index, which the Human Rights Campaign uses to recognize LGBT inclusiveness. And, Hernandez said, Mayor Sly James has appointed LGBT members to at least 14 different boards and commissions."
The decision is still pending and the courtroom decision could prove historic no matter which way it swings.
Developing . . .
tkc, what you need to do is compare this with how places like roeland park and prairie village discriminate against their gay residents.
ReplyDeleteWhat a crock of shit
ReplyDeleteIf KC wanted to save money, they should cut these benefits.
ReplyDeleteFinally, some good news on TKC!
ReplyDeletenot really.
ReplyDeleteBased upon the LGBT argument that Missouri must recognize same-sex marriages performed outside the state of Missouri........if I go to Colorado and legally buy/smoke marijuana, upon my return to Missouri, the state must recognize my right to legally buy/smoke marijuana here.
ReplyDeleteWhat's that? Not going to happen? Well, the same thing is going to happen to the same-sex marriage argument.
Why can't we just give the niggers a state and the queers a state and they can all go there and do what ever the fuck it is they want to do. But die if they enter our states ever again.
ReplyDeleteGoooooooooo Los Royales!
ReplyDeleteEric Hosmer is 'roided up. Hit the juice Hooosmer and don't forget the tampons.
ReplyDeleteKC again blames the state, but by God, they have no problems milking the shit out of Missouri.
ReplyDeleteThis last comment is represents the very essence of the low information 'kick ass' TKC tipsters.
ReplyDeleteMeant at 8:59 not 9:01
ReplyDeletereal talk?
ReplyDeleteAye papi stand still and spread your nalgas...daddy wants in so he can cum!!!!
ReplyDeletePrediction: kc 32 New England 20
ReplyDeleteBunch of queer fucks! Nobody really likes fruits.
ReplyDeleteim all fagged out.think i'll turn in..yaaawn
ReplyDeleteChris Hernandez will say just about anything for a paycheck. Sad face.
ReplyDeleteThe freaks and geeks are getting all up in people's business again?
ReplyDeleteYou ain't natural.
STFU
QUARS!
ReplyDeleteIs DeAnn Smith involved?
ReplyDelete7:16: If KC wanted to save some money, they should cut these benefits for everyone. Why should taxpayers be supporting breeders? Just pay them for the work they do (if any) and send them home at the end of the day.
ReplyDeleteIsn't he the gay guy Oscar on The Office??
ReplyDeleteUnfuckingbelievable that a legal beagle from KC would be commenting on what laws are constitutional given the city's record with writing ordinances.
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