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Article: A civil war over civil unions?: As New Jersey's same-sex law dawns, some are divided over sanctioned relationships.
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- The Morning Call (Allentown, PA)
- Article date:
- February 19, 2007
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Byline: Brian Callaway
Feb. 19--Elena Cardona chose silk roses for her bridal bouquet and a wedding dress with navy trim to match her fiancee's custom-made suit.
Her daughter will be flower girl, and her young son, ring-bearer. He has practiced marching, cradling a sofa pillow in his hands. Everything is ready for Friday's wedding ceremony, when Cardona and her partner, Liz Quinones, will drive from their home in Phillipsburg to the riverfront town of Lambertville, N.J. -- a place where there will be no whispers, no glares. Cardona and her partner plan to become one of the first same-sex couples to take advantage of a landmark New Jersey law that ...