Word: equalize
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...will still retain some of their rights under the ordinance. Regardless, the loss of heath insurance benefits to so many people for such a fundamentally unjust reason would be a tragedy. If Massachusetts will not allow same-sex marriage, it at least ought to grant domestic partners fair and equal benefits...
Bush admits that equal access doesn't guarantee equal results, but says that his legislation means that every student will get a "fair shot" based on their potential and merit...
...percentage of minority students admitted to the Class of 2004 is about equal to the percentage admitted last year, admissions officials said...
...vessels since 1978, but it wasn't until 1994 that they were permitted, reluctantly, on warships. In 1991, Admiral Frank Kelso, then Chief of Naval Operations, told Congress bluntly that he didn't want women on warships at all, much less in command. "There is a delicate balance between equal opportunity for men and women," he cautioned the Senate Armed Services Committee, "and maintaining combat effectiveness of our forces...
Vermont's historic bill, the most sweeping gay-union legislation in the U.S., came at the direction of the state's Supreme Court, which ruled that same-sex couples are entitled to equal rights. The state senate is expected to pass the bill easily, and Governor Howard Dean has vowed to sign it. That doesn't mean there hasn't been a fire storm of protest. Critics say such a law would destroy the foundation of marriage. And they're poised to challenge it in court. But gays are celebrating what they call a symbolic and practical victory...