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Civil unions stories: 9 news summaries

Texas Accidentally Bans Straight Marriage

Law designed to forbid gay civil unions actually bars any unions

Nov 19, 09 7:28 AM CST
(Newser) - The geniuses who wrote Texas’ gay marriage ban may have accidentally banned all marriage in the state, according to one Houston lawyer. Subsection B of the ban, a constitutional amendment ratified in 2005, states, “This state…may not create or recognize any legal status identical or similar to marriage.... More »

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gay marriage • Texas • Civil unions • marriage

OPINION

 How Prop 8 Could 
 Help Everyone 


Jun 16, 09 12:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Proposition 8 could turn out to be a win-win for everyone, “if we can stop all the shouting,” writes Douglas Kmiec, a Catholic, pro-Obama Republican law professor. The California Supreme Court’s ruling “is as inconsistent as it is incomplete,” declaring that gay couples must be... More »

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California • gay marriage • Civil unions • religious freedom • Proposition 8 • Douglas Kmiec

(Newser) - Connecticut today became the third state to legalize gay marriage, after Massachusetts and California. In a 4-3 ruling, the state supreme court said civil unions are discriminatory because they violate the equal protection clause of the state constitution, the Hartford Courant reports. Although she disagrees, Gov. Jodi Rell said, "... More »

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California • gay marriage • Civil unions • marriage • Massachusetts • Connecticut • homosexual • heterosexual • Connecticut Supreme Court

Obama Wouldn't Give Chiefs Gay 'Litmus Test'

Says 'don't ask' hurts US military, but won't demand brass agree

Apr 10, 08 2:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama said he wouldn't require top military appointees to support letting open homosexuals serve, stressing that his priority for Joint Chiefs of Staff is the ability to protect the country. Speaking to a gay magazine, the candidate called “don’t ask, don’t tell” a “counterproductive strategy,... More »

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Barack Obama • gay rights • Civil unions • Don't Ask, Don't Tell • Joint Chiefs of Staff • homosexuality • homosexual rights

NH Rings in Civil Unions With New Year

First primary state becomes 4th to recognize same-sex vows

Jan 1, 08 2:55 PM CST
(Newser) - At midnight, New Hampshire became the fourth state to allow same-sex civil unions, and more than 40 couples came from across the state to ring in 2008 with vows under the State House arch, the Concord Monitor reports. Planned as a small ceremony for about 20 couples, the event... More »

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gay rights • gay marriage • Civil unions • New Hampshire

Elizabeth Edwards
Backs Gay Marriage

But John's 'conflicted'

Jun 25, 07 4:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Elizabeth Edwards became the first potential White House resident yesterday to support gay marriage at an event kicking off San Francisco's Gay Pride Parade. Edwards declared she's "completely comfortable" with the idea, even though her husband isn't, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. John Edwards supports civil unions, but... More »

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gay rights • John Edwards • gay marriage • Elizabeth Edwards • presidential campaign • Civil unions • Election 2008

Giuliani Wants
It Both Ways
On Gays

Pro–civil union pol denounces NH bill as too close to marriage

Apr 27, 07 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani is trying to tone down the gay-friendly stance he took as mayor of New York, criticizing New Hampshire's new civil unions bill because it "goes too far" toward gay marriage, which he opposes. As mayor, Giuliani signed a landmark domestic partnerships bill; on the campaign trail, he... More »

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gay rights • Rudy Giuliani • gay marriage • Republican • presidential campaign • Civil unions • Election 2008 • gays

New Hampshire
Says "We Do"
To Gay Unions

State's gay bishop welcomes same-sex civil unions

Apr 27, 07 5:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - New Hampshire is about to become the fourth state to offer civil unions for gays—and one of the first couples in line may be the state’s gay Episcopal bishop and a senior state bureaucrat. “My partner and I look forward to taking full advantage of the new... More »

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gay rights • gay marriage • Civil unions • New Hampshire • marriage • Mark Andrew • Gene Robinson • gays

NH to OK
Civil Unions

Governor says he will sign bill to "prevent discrimination";
opposes gay marriage

Apr 19, 07 11:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - With the stroke of a pen rather than a protracted legal battle, New Hampshire will become the fourth state to allow same-sex civil unions. Gov. John Lynch, who had not previously taken a position on the issue, said today that he will sign the legislation after the state senate votes... More »

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gay rights • gay marriage • Civil unions • New Hampshire • marriage • discrimination • John Lynch

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