Continental Airlines Extends Travel Perks To Gay Retirees

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As the state of Texas considers an amendment to its constitution to ban same-sex marriage, Houston-based Continental airlines has announced that it will give the same-sex partners of its retired workers the same perks already available to heterosexual couples.

Effective Sunday the travel benefits available to employees will be expanded to include the gay partners of retirees. Continental already offers travel benefits to employees, allowing them to designate a travel companion, which can include same-sex domestic partner.

And benefits like health insurance have been available at Continental for domestic partners of employees for several years.