On Tuesday, April 12, the City Council of Rochester, NY voted 6 to 3 to
extend benefits, including health insurance, to the domestic partners of its
employees and voted 5 to 4 to create a city-wide registry for domestic
partners. Both piece include same sex and opposite sex couples. The
legislation, co-sponsored by Council members Tim Mains (openly gay) and Brian
Curran received the endoresement of Mayor William Johnson who addressed the
council immediately following the vote.  Citing his wish to insure that there
was no question about his position on the two bills, he state his opposition
to any form of disscrimination and promised to sign the legislation.

The vote was the culmination of several month's work by the Coalition for
Domestic Partnership in Rochester whose members included a cross-section of
the Rochester Community.  Speaking in favor of the domestic partnership
proposal were clergy from the Presbyterian, Episcopal and Unitarian Churches.
The Rochester chapters of the following national organizations also supported
the measure: National Organization for Women, American Civil Liberties Union
and Parent and Friends of Lesbians and Gays.

From: A Press Release issued by the Coalition for Domestic Partnership in
Rochester NY, dated April 13, 1994