The feds had to step in to give gay Arizona state workers their benefits back

Arizona is such a humane place. What they take away on a state level has to be fought for on a federal level. Such is the case of state employee benefits for same-sex partners.
This week, U.S. District Judge John Sedwick granted a temporary injunction that will prevent Arizona from enacting a 2009 law that denies insurance benefits to domestic partners. These are state employees who have been granted benefits for years, but Gov. Jan Brewer, in her quest to balance the state budget, axed them. I hope Judge Sedwick--the voice of reason--can make this reversal permanent once again.
In a state where marriage equality is not approved, it was easy for her to budget crunch at the expense of gay and lesbian employees of the state.
It's tough to be gay or Mexican--or both--in Arizona. We can only hope that somewhere in this desert of discrimination, the voice in favor of marriage equality can be heard. It doesn't look like it will happen too soon pardner!