Finally! Colorado Now Allows Same Sex Civil Unions

Eighteen states and counting extend some form of marriage to gays and lesbians

Hurrah! Equality may be a slow process, but LGBT activists continue to win victories for the generations behind them. Colorado’s governor on Thursday signed legislation legalized civil unions for same sex couples, making it the 18th state to allow gay marriage or some form of same sex union. This, of course, comes days before the Supreme Court hears two major cases on marriage equality. Some activists and gay couples have expressed dissatisfaction with the failure to grant full marriage equality to same-sex couples. That would require Colorado voters to undo a state constitutional amendment that limited marriages to unions of a man and a woman. Perhaps the SCOTUS cases will indicate how probable that could be. (New York Times)

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