World IN BRIEF : CANADA : Homosexual Spousal Benefits Upheld
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The Ontario Human Rights Commission in Toronto ruled that the partner of a homosexual man is entitled to the same pension he would draw if he were married, the first such decision in North America. A board of inquiry said lawyer Michael Leshner and his live-in partner Michael Stark should be considered spouses entitled to the same employment benefits as common-law or married couples.
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