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Deborah Leliaert, a vice president at the University of North Texas, and her wife, Paula Woolworth, have sued the Employee Retirement System of Texas. The federal lawsuit, filed last week in U.S. District Court in Austin, claims the retirement system’s denial of benefits for Leliaert’s spouse is unconstitutional and that their marriage should be recognized for purposes of insuring Woolworth through Leliaert’s state-supported health and medical policy. “Frankly, it’s distressing that the state I’ve worked for for 24 years treats me like a second-class citizen,” Leliaert said. “I want to be treated equally as other state employees who enjoy the benefits of state-supported family health coverage.” The couple married legally in California in 2008 after being in a relationship for seven years, and they share a home in Shady Shores. When Woolworth retired in 2011, Leliaert called the human resources department at UNT to add Paula to her health insurance plan. However, she was told it wouldn’t be approved by the state because Woolworth is the same sex as Leliaert. read more: http://www.dentonrc.com/local-news/local-news-headlines/20150619-unt-official-sues-state-agency-over-benefits.ece