Article: Report says civil unions have '2nd class' status

Article: Civil Unions Now Routine in Vermont
AP Online;  March 8, 2004 ;     597 words ......Just four years ago, civil unions for gay couples were considered a positively...benefits of marriage. The civil unions law gave gay couples all of the more than...so much that for some gay couples, civil unions are not nearly enough...

Article: In just four years, civil unions go from radical to moderate
AP Worldstream;  March 8, 2004 ;     535 words ......Just four years ago, civil unions for gay couples were considered a positively...benefits of marriage. The civil unions law gave gay couples all of the more than...so much that for some gay couples, civil unions are not nearly enough...

Article: N.J. Civil Unions Hung Up on 'Marriage'
AP Online;  December 6, 2006 ;     475 words ......else but name, gay couples in New Jersey would...bill to authorize civil unions refers to couples...full marriage for gay couples, said he was surprised...standards of a civil unions bill, it's still...he supports the civil unions legislation, though...a ...

Article: Civil unions arrive
Press of Atlantic City;  December 22, 2006 ;     567 words ......to offer civil unions to gay couples under legislation...19. For gay couples attending...Corzine said civil unions would provide gay couples "an important...couples seeking civil unions will have...civil union, gay ...

Article: New Jersey recognizes civil unions
Daily Breeze;  February 20, 2007 ;     294 words ......Hundreds of gay couples were granted...state to offer civil unions. The civil...hastily created civil unions in December...decision held that gay couples had a right...benefits under the civil unions law, gay couples get rights...

Article: Vt. House Votes to Outlaw Gay Marriage; Action Is Backlash Against Approval Of Civil Unions
The Washington Post;  March 17, 2001 ;     700+ words ......first-in-the nation civil unions for gay couples that legislators...significant rebuke to civil unions in a state that...decision to allow civil unions. The bill mirrors...banned recognition of civil unions. More bills are...to participate in civil ...

Article: US state approves civil unions for gay couples
Xinhua News Agency;  April 21, 2005 ;     162 words ......state approves civil unions for gay couples WASHINGTON, April...States to allow civil unions for gay couples. The law will come...have legalized civil unions between homosexuals...Massachusetts, gay couples are allowed to...

Article: Civil unions vs. marriage: Federal law erases many differences, for now
AP Worldstream;  February 25, 2004 ;     700+ words ......marriage rights that gay couples want and the "civil unions" that some Massachusetts...lawmakers adopted civil unions in 2000 after...high court ruled gay couples were entitled...legal weight. For gay couples, the idea of civil unions _ once ...

Article: Governor quiet on civil unions; Gay-rights measure could reach his desk
Concord Monitor;  March 30, 2007 ;     700+ words ......to establish civil unions for gay couples is expected to...he feels about civil unions in general or...ultimately support a civil unions bill if it passes...marriage,' " for gay couples, said Rep. Jim...have adopted civil unions, and Maine, ...

Article: New Jersey legalizes gay civil unions
Charleston Gazette;  December 22, 2006 ;     425 words ......third state offering civil unions to gay couples and the fifth allowing...and Vermont also offer civil unions for gay couples, while Massachusetts...with her partner. The civil unions law grants gay couples adoption, inheritance...

Article: NJ Lawmakers to Vote on Civil Unions
AP Online;  December 14, 2006 ;     276 words ......equivalent to gay couples, lawmakers gathered...whether to create civil unions. The legislation...would extend to gay couples all the rights...third state with civil unions. Both the Senate...Connecticut have civil unions, and California...the benefits ...

Article: Gay duos granted civil unions in N.J.
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  February 20, 2007 ;     571 words ......hastily created civil unions in December...decision held that gay couples had a right...contending that civil unions do not create...lawmakers to allow gay couples to marry. Some...benefits under the civil unions law, gay couples get rights...

Article: Gay Couples Prepare for Civil Unions
AP Online;  June 30, 2000 ;     480 words ......06-30-2000 Gay Couples Prepare for Civil Unions HARTLAND FOUR...s landmark civil unions law. ``We see...ruling that gay couples were being...they created civil unions, a legal institution...in America, gay couples will be recognized...

Article: N.J. Gov. Signs Gay Civil Unions Law
AP Online;  December 21, 2006 ;     425 words ......third state offering civil unions to gay couples and the fifth allowing...and Vermont also offer civil unions for gay couples, while Massachusetts...with her partner. The civil unions law grants gay couples adoption, inheritance...