partner benefits

The Columbus, Ohio City Council approved extending health benefits to the gay and unmarried partners of city employees. About 70 partners and 19 of their children will join the city's health plan. Columbus employs nearly 8,000.

The story of a lesbian couple struggling with local officials for domestic partnership is being made into a feature film. Cynthia Wade, the director of the award-winning short documentary "Freeheld", is making a full-length feature of the doc with "Juno" star, Ellen Page. Freeheld won the Oscar for best short documentary in 2008.