Earley (R) sided this week with plaintiffs challenging Arlington County's domestic partners law, passed by the County Board two years ago but invalidated by a circuit court judge in March. Nearly 3,000 private-sector companies now offer domestic-partner benefits to homosexual employees, who are legally prohibited from marrying their partners and could not otherwise claim them as health insurance beneficiaries.Äozens of local governments also extend those benefits, provoking sharp criticism from conservatives and religious organizations that contend the recognition is a step toward legally sanctioning gay marriage. The Montgomery County Council approved legislation yesterday extending health benefits to the live-in partners of homosexual county employees, becoming the largest Washington area jurisdiction to enter the national debate over gay rights in the workplace. Montgomery Approves Benefits for Gay Partners
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