Domestic Partner Benefits - Asheville Ordinance - Gordon Smith Asheville City Council

Asheville City Council member, Gordon Smith, goes on video explaining why he is proposing a city ordinace that will provide domestic partner benefits to the families of gay and lesbian staff of the City of Asheville.

Gordon will be presenting his report at the City Council meeting on February 9th, 2010. This video was created as part of an article for http://www.ashevillenow.com and a radio segment for http://www.ashevillefm.org.

Thanks for watching!

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• domestic partner benefits
• asheville
• city council
• Gordon Smith

[lindseysimerly]

Thanks for supporting equal rights for all of our hard working city employees!

[drewreisinger1]

Equal benefits, for equal work. Thanks for your leadership on this one Gordon.

[TreeHuggerFilms]

Tree Huggers Unite - Get It Done Asheville!

[alan6832]

Low FERTILITY RATES are the main reason gay heavy communities prosper economically. they don't have to spend as much public or private funds on public schools, childcare, or juvenile crime. Gay's low fertility rates helps the environment too, far more than green tech.

[larrydodson6]

Equal rights for all of Asheville's employees now! A big thanks to Gordon and the rest of the city council members that will vote to pass this ordinance.

[bullheaded]

Asheville was rated by the Advocate Magazine as the 12th Gayest City in the US. I think with this ordinance, it will up our rating and attract new talent to Asheville as well as new jobs because that new talent has moved here. The only argument anyone ever has for giving the LGBT community ANY kind of equality is God. Equal rights are needed for EVERYONE not just the straight employees!!!

[brucemulkey]

Way to go, Gordon. Equal rights for all Ashevillians!

[track400hurdler]

I wish I lived in Asheville so I could come out and protest this horrible ordinance. What is the world coming too these days?!? People stand up for our God given rights and not these people that are driving our country into the ground!

[bingitbaby]

WE don't need this! Marriage is between a MAN and a WOMAN, nothing more! Benefits should only go to married couples (i.e. man and woman).