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Connecticut House endorses same-sex unions
 The state House passed legislation yesterday that would make Connecticut the second state to establish same-sex civil unions, and the first to do it without a court order. The House amended the bill to define marriage as being between one man and one woman. That means the Senate, which overwhelmingly approved the bill last week, would need to approve the amended version before it reaches the governor's desk. Vermont has approved civil unions and Massachusetts has gay marriage, but those changes came only after same-sex couples brought lawsuits. The Connecticut bill would give same-sex couples all the rights and privileges of marriage, but they would not be eligible to receive marriage licenses. Posted by: Fred 2005-04-15 |
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