Officials soften objections to DP bill, trans prisoner rule

WashingtonBlade.com – Lou Chibbaro Jr

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The D.C. Attorney General’s office has softened its objections to a City Council bill that would provide parental rights to domestic partners, saying it supports partnership rights for same-sex couples.

In a July 3 letter to D.C. Councilmember Phil Mendelson (D-At-Large), chair of the Council’s Committee on the Judiciary & Public Safety, an Attorney General office official said concerns remain over the wording of the pending domestic partners bill.