Date: Mon, 6 Mar 1995 07:58:02 -0500 (EST)
From: David Casti <disc@casti.com>

Submitted by: sun killer <FSLEB@aurora.alaska.edu>

This Friday, Republican legislators in the Alaska State Legislature 
introduced two bills- one to prevent domestic partnership benefits from 
being made available to state and university employees and the other to 
prohibit same-sex marriage.  These bills (numbered 226 and 227 respectively)
were introduced in response to a case that was recently sent to the 
Alaska Supreme Court in which two same-sex couples at the University of 
Alaska Fairbanks were granted health benefits for their domestic partners.
The gay and lesbian community of Alaska is trying to fight these bills as 
they could have a very detrimental effect on the court case that is currently
pending as well as on future efforts for equality in the state of Alaska.
If you are interested in helping with this effort, you can send a fax to 
the legislative information office in juneau fax number (907) 465-4648
telling them that you oppose legislation of this sort.  We are also looking 
for anyone who has dealt with issues such as this one before who can give 
us ideas as to how to fight these bills.
Thank you for your time.
Laura Burleson 
President of the Alaska Gay and Lesbian Association
e-mail FSLEB@aurora.alaska.edu