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Article: Traditionalists, gays pan Connecticut civil unions.(NATION)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- April 22, 2005
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Byline: Cheryl Wetzstein, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Traditional values groups yesterday denounced Connecticut's new civil union law while homosexual rights groups pledged to continue their quest for full "marriage" rights.
On Wednesday, Connecticut lawmakers passed a bill that provides for civil unions between same-sex partners and defines marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
Gov. M. Jodi Rell, a Republican, promptly signed the bill, making Connecticut the second state after Vermont to have such a law.
"By legalizing civil unions, Connecticut has shown a profound disregard for the sanctity of the institution of marriage," said ...