PAPILLION, Neb. (AP) — Sarpy County commissioners have decided to extend health insurance benefits to spouses of gay county employees who have legally married in another state but live in Nebraska.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- More gay and lesbian married couples living in conservative Southern states can get health benefits -- so long as they work for Publix.

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Starkville officials are now saying they won't let city employees buy health insurance coverage for unmarried domestic partners, including those of the same sex.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds says it is "awaiting further clarification" to determine the effect on health and pension benefits programs it manages in the wake of last week's ruling striking down the state's ban on same-sex marriage.

AUSTIN (AP) - The Texas attorney general is suing the federal labor department over a plan that would extend family and medical leave benefits to married same-sex couples.

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota gay rights advocacy group and a transgender man are seeking to overturn the state's bar on public health programs covering gender reassignment procedures in a lawsuit filed Thursday, arguing that ban treats transgender men and women as inferior.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The University of Arkansas System has reversed its decision to include same-sex couples in the health benefits that is offered to spouses.

With their decision to not hear the case, the US Supreme Court will allow a ruling denying gay spouses equal benefits as straight couples in Texas.

NASHVILLE — The president of the University of Tennessee told state lawmakers on Wednesday that it's committed to inclusion and diversity even though references to the use of gender-neutral pronouns were removed from a school website.

Utah has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to extend a stay that's preventing more than 1,000 same-sex couples from getting state benefits.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah state attorneys tell a federal judge that it is reasonable to freeze all benefits for newly married gay couples because their rights are not vested until an appeal court rules on the state's same-sex marriage ban.

On Monday evening, August 18 the Palm Beach County Human Rights Council (PBCHRC) won another victory on the path to civil equality for LGBT residents.

On the Republican front Donald Trump is still sucking up most of the oxygen, while most of the bottom tier candidates have been desperately trying to make the cut for the first debate, hosted by Fox News on August 6.

While Florida celebrates state wide recognition of same sex marriage, local municipalities are also debating the future of domestic partnership benefits.

MILWAUKEE (AP) _ Several Wisconsin insurance companies are holding special sign-ups so same-sex couples can add spouses to their health plans.