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At the Intersection: Gay Asian Male? Asian Gay Male?
I admit that as an Asian American gay male, I have long juggled these two identities, often favoring one over the other. As a person of color, I know without a doubt that the gay experience for us is different from the white gay community.
Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act
Currently, the Internal Revenue Code excludes from income the value of employer-provided insurance premiums and benefits received by employees for coverage of an employee’s spouse and dependents, but does not extend this treatment to coverage of domestic partners or other persons who do not qualify as a “dependent” (such as certain grown children living at home who are covered under a parent’s plan or children who receive coverage through a grandparent or parent’s domestic partner).
Best Places to Work 2010
Check out our list of the top businesses that support equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees. Based on the 2009 Corporate Equality Index, our annual report that rates corporate America's treatment of LGBT employees, 260 businesses received top ratings.Taxation of Domestic Partner Benefits
Whereas different-sex married couples obtain benefits pre-tax, same-sex couples are taxed on the benefits offered by their employer.