State (CO) lawmakers legalize civil unions

[bluedigger]

Source: The Cortez Journal

DENVER - Gays and lesbians celebrated a long-awaited victory Tuesday morning when the Legislature approved a bill for civil unions.

The vote came 21 years after Colorado voters adopted Amendment 2, a law that prohibited gay rights laws and was later overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court.

It came just more than six years after Colorado voters banned gay marriage and rejected domestic partnerships for same-sex couples.

And it came less than a year after an unprecedented shutdown of the House of Representatives by Republicans who wanted to prevent a civil-unions bill from getting a vote last year.

Read more: http://www.cortezjournal.com/article/20130312/NEWS01/130319945/State-lawmakers-legalize-civil-unions--

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Congratulations, Colorado. Another State legislature getting good things done fast.

[mwrguy]

1. Colorado is kicking ass this year!

Congrats!

[beveeheart]

2. My daughter and her partner

have been together for 14 years, longer than either of my marriages. They are really happy to be living in Colorado now.

[RKP5637]

3. K&R !!! n/t

[Samjm]

4. Next up....

Marriage equality - we have to repeal that pesky Amendment to the constitution first, or wait for the Supreme Court to strike down DOMA.