STARKVILLE, MS (Mississippi News Now) -
Starkville is the first city in Mississippi to grant domestic partner benefits for LGBT city workers.
Today the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest LGBT civil rights organization, commended the Mayor and Board of Aldermen for acknowledging the dignity and worth of LGBT citizens in Starkville.
"Loving LGBT couples should have equal access to medical care, and we applaud the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen for their leadership on this critical issue," said HRC Mississippi Director Rob Hill. "This measure successfully provides the necessary benefits that the partners of hardworking LGBT city workers deserve, and the city of Starkville demonstrated its commitment to upholding the Golden Rule by treating them with dignity and respect."
The item passed by a unanimous 7-0 vote Tuesday night.