Officials Reverse Position, Lesbian Cop To Get Dying Wish

[davidinalameda]

http://www.365gay.com/Newscon06/01/012106Hester.htm

Ocean County freeholders will grant Laurel Hester her dying wish, to have her death benefit given to her same-sex partner.

Despite state law allowing local governments to grant health and other benefits to the same-sex partners of their employees Ocean County has steadfastly refused to do so.

For months Sgt. Hester, who has inoperable brain cancer, has pleaded with freeholders to pass an ordinance recognizing same-sex partners for the purpose of benefits.

Earlier this week, with only a few months to live, she made a final plea from her hospital room. (story)


congratulations Laurel!

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. Good for her. I hope her final days on earth are peaceful.

[MuseRider]

2. I am so pleased to see this.

One small step at a time. This is what it is going to take for now then it will all begin to happen. It is a damn shame she had to plead while in the condition she is in but her courage paid off.

Laurel, :hug: You are a hero.

[Metta]

3. You mean they weren't willing to be remembered as those cruel,

mean spirited, hard hearted bastards who denied a local hero her dying wish? Gee, I wonder what made them see the light?

[NanceGreggs]

5. Yeah, there's nothing like the threat of 'bad publicity' ...

... to bring out the 'good' in certain people, eh?

[Metta]

8. Right you are. Especially when they're oblivious to their bad karma.

I often wonder how people can be so dense?

[f-bush]

4. Good Job-she's a hero as far as I am concerned! IMHO

[xchrom]

6. wooo--hooo!

ya gotta love that!:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[mitchtv]

7. Wow , that's great

Good luck to our girl in Ocean County NJ. Thanks to all who made this travesty an issue.

[triakis36]

9. Thank goodness!

It's good to know that fundamentalism aside, people still have some humanity.