Transitions.CHARGED: Devin Scott Angus, 21, with seven counts of battery evidencing prejudice, in Tampa, Fla., August 15, He is accused of attacking three men leaving a gay pride celebration July 7. DONATED: To the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation defamation In law, issuance of false statements about a person that injure his reputation or that deter others from associating with him. Libel and slander are the legal subcategories of defamation. Libel is defamation in print, pictures, or any other visual symbols. , $1 million from Nebraska businessman Terry Watanabe; announced August 13. PASSED: By New York's city council, a bill extending domestic-partner benefits to visiting same-sex couples A same-sex couple is a pair of people of the same gender who pursue a romantic or sexual relationship together. The term "same-sex relationship" may be used when the sexual orientation of participants in a same-sex relationship is not known. in legally sanctioned relationships, August 15. The bill, not yet signed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born 14 February 1942) is an American businessman, and the founder of Bloomberg L.P., currently serving as the Mayor of New York City. He was a general partner at Salomon Brothers before founding the financial software service company in 1981. , aims to ensure that visiting gay couples will have rights equal to those of resident domestic partners, such as hospital visitation VISITATION. The act of examining into the affairs of a corporation. 2. The power of visitation is applicable only to ecclesiastical and eleemosynary corporations. 1 Bl. Com. 480; 2 Kid on Corp. 174. . |
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