Vermont debates the timing of another gay marriage debate [video]
“The only thing our gay and lesbian friends can get from this is potentially additional social acceptance… All of this was sprung in a fashion that I think most Vermonters– even if they are in favor of gay marriage– would recognize that the tactics being used are underhanded tactics, trying to push this through without debate.”
Steve Cable of Vermont Renewal. a group opposed to the renewed interest in that state’s legislature in pushing for gay marriages. The state was the first to provide state-wide civil unions equivalent to marriage (but at a state level only). (WCAX)
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