Morning Sweep

The New York Sun reports on Gov. Spitzer's memo is support of the marriage bill he introduced last month.

On the same day that Spitzer's marriage bill was announced, the NYS Dept. of Civil Services also announced that spouses of gay state and local government employees (married in places like Massachusetts or Canada, etc.) would now be eligible for benefits like all other spouses. Open enrollment for into the NYS Health Insurance Plan is going on throughout May. More on that here.

Ft. Lauderdale Airport has fired an employee for making an anti-gay remark over the airport intercom.

Gawker has some follow-up on the transgender sportswriter story.

The U.S. Navy has recalled an openly gay sailor who had been previously discharged for violating "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." Said the sailor's superior: "he’s better than the average sailor at his job."