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Article: CONN. APPROVES GAY CIVIL UNIONS ADVOCATES AND OPPONENTS CRITICIZE COMPROMISE LAW
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- April 21, 2005
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HARTFORD - Connecticut became the second state in the nation
yesterday to create civil unions for gays and lesbians. The move
disappointed some gay-rights activists who had hoped to see the state
follow Massachusetts' lead in creating same-sex marriage, and angered
some conservatives who said the measure was a step in the direction
of gay nuptials.
The legislation was approved by a wide margin in the Senate and
enacted swiftly by Governor M. Jodi Rell, a Republican, late
yesterday afternoon.
"I have said all along that I believe in no discrimination of any
kind, and I think that this bill accomplishes that, while at the same