"AAA South has announced it will treat married gay couples as families when determining rates"

[Rwalsh]

Source: Southern Voice

http://www.sovo.com/thelatest/thelatest.cfm?blog_id=26405

About damn time.

But it good news anyway.

[TexasObserver]

1. Recommend

[sakabatou]

2. Good for AAA.

[Curtland1015]

3. Nice! Way to go AAA!

A small step, certainly... but one in the right direction!

[Amos Moses]

4. glad to hear it

They better be ready for the inevitable attacks that will come from the flat earth prayer warriors.

[Janice325]

5. It's a good start. The article states:

According to the press release, "same-sex couples applying for a membership need only state that they are married to receive the family benefit. Management also left the door open to expand the policy to include domestic partners — gay and straight."

I live in Georgia, and because my partner's company recognizes domestic partnership, I'm covered under her medical insurance. We can't get married in Georgia, but the fact that AAA South has addressed this issue in a positive and fair manner is encouraging. Here's hoping they will soon accept domestic partnership as well.

[paulsby]

6. Awesome

props to AAA

[Forkboy]

7. K&R

:kick:

[Matariki]

8. mortgage rates are based on marital status?

is that legal?

[Hassin Bin Sober]

9. I'm not sure where you get that from (the article??) but no, it's not legal.

I don't know of any lenders that base rates on marital status - I'm a mortgage banker. I do a pretty large gay business. The only hassle is, I have to do two separate application packages and structure the deal as "co-mortgagors". Title is generally the same but un-married couples miss out on an important legal strategy of holding property as "tenants by the entirety" which offers certain protections against lawsuits/judgments.