The State - News from Aug. 29, 1985

A homosexual man was not entitled under state law to three days of paid leave after his lover died, a San Francisco judge has ruled. But in her ruling, Superior Court Judge Ollie Marie-Victoire urged lawmakers to legalize homosexual marriages so that the spouses would be entitled to tax, health and pension benefits given married couples. The judge said Southern Pacific Transportation Co. did not discriminate against clerk Larry Brinkin when it denied him leave to attend the funeral of his lover of 11 years. She said unmarried heterosexual employees are also denied time off after the death of a live-in lover. Brinkin’s attorney, Margaret Crosby, said she would appeal.