New York Appellate Court Affirms Health Benefits for Married Same-Sex Couples
New York taxpayers brought suit against the Department of Civil Services early last year in response to the Department's announcement that it would grant access to the state health insurance program to same-sex wedded partners of state employees. In the suit, the plaintiffs argued that New York's recognition of these same-sex marriage was illegal and unconstitutional. In its opinion recently made available, the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division ruled in favor of the state's same-sex couples and rejected the plaintiffs' claims.
The case, Lewis v. New York Dept. of Civil Services, is another small step taken in recognizing equal rights for LGBT couples.
Though New York does not perform same-sex marriages in the state, it has recognized those performed in other states since early 2008.
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