April 30, 1999
Students Challenge Pitt's Refusal to Grant Benefits to Same-Sex Partners
Twenty-two students at the University of Pittsburgh continued a hunger strike last week to protest the institution's refusal to provide medical benefits to the partners of its gay and lesbian employees.
The protesters, members of the Equal Rights Alliance, said they would continue the protest, which already had lasted a week, until Pitt's Board of Trustees agreed to meet with them. Late in the week, the board's chairman agreed to meet
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