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Just noticed an e-mail from the ACLU saying that the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners voted today to reinstate domestic partner benefits. Here's the full e-mail:

Many thanks to ACLU members and supporters plus our coalition partners at PROMO, Four Freedoms, the Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Kansas City.

The Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners voted to reinstate domestic partner benefits at its meeting this morning, May 14th, 2009.
Special thanks goes to commissioners, Karl Zobrist and Pat McInerney for their diligent efforts to uncover the true costs of providing these benefits and for their interest in doing the right thing for all Kansas Citians.

The commissioners received more mail on this issue than on any other in the board's history, because of your response to our call for action.

Again, thank you for all your help.

Chalk one up for equality.

And for more on the story:
KCPD cuts gay members' health insurance benefits
KCPD says heteros hit hardest by domestic partner cuts
ACLU says KCPD math doesn't add up
KCPD commissioners want an explanation from Blue Cross