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Civil rights -- Connecticut

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Michael Antisdale and Mark R. Melanson Papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 2105
Abstract: Michael Antisdale and Mark Melanson, a gay couple, sued the town of West Hartford in 1998 because the town pool only gave discounted “family” rates to heterosexual couples. Five other cohabitating, non-married couples later joined them in the suit. At the time, the town council was Republican in majority. The suit continued until Democrats came into the majority and settled the case in 2002, and the council revised the definition of “family” in West Hartford's recreational facilities policy...
Dates: 1995-2003 and undated