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Many employees grant benefits, such as health care insurance, to married-spouses of employees.
People who are in committed relationships cannot enjoy these benefits because they are not sanctioned by the state. Gays and lesbians are particularly affected since they cannot marry. Granting equivalent benefits to domestic partnerships recognizes this discrimination against same-sex couples and seeks to correct it by defining when committed partners will be treated as spouses for the purpose of granting employee benefits. Many cities, universities and companies offer domestic partner benefits. Examples include New Orleans, New York City, Apple, Borland, Silicon Graphics, Viacom, etc.