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Article: N.J. takes 'giant step' with civil-union law; Licenses now granted to gays.(NATION)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
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- February 20, 2007
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Byline: Cheryl Wetzstein, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
New Jersey yesterday became the third state after Vermont and Connecticut to allow homosexual couples to unite in civil unions.
The law is a "big, giant step forward," said state Sen. Loretta Weinberg, a lead sponsor of the law that took effect at midnight.
The first civil-union license went to Steven Goldstein and Daniel Gross, who had previously "married" in Canada and obtained a civil union in Vermont, and were reaffirming their vows. Mr. Goldstein is the leader of Garden State Equality, a homosexual rights advocacy group. Mr. Gross is an executive at Goldman Sachs investment firm.
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