Gay Marriage/Civil Unions in 10 years

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So, the map looks like this now (I think). Blue = Civil Unions, Green = Marriage.

Pretty good, considering it looked like this in 1999:

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I believe Hawaii had something similar to civil unions before 1999.

(Edit: And I don't think Hawaii has civil unions now anyway, just some sort of "reciprocal beneficiary relationships" thing they passed in 1997. I'd color it yellow, just to be awkward.)

No, Hawaii came really close to full marriage in 1998 but then pulled away. That was what started the debate and caused amendments to state constitutions to start being introduced.

Anyway, Colorado, Washington and Maryland don't actually give equivalent benefits.

Oh, lame. I'll make them light blue then.

Green = Marriage, Blue = Equal Civil Unions, Light Blue = Limited Civil Unions

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The amended bill failed 186-188.

http://www.bluehampshire.com/diary/7364/house-does-not-concur-on-hb73

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As always, I'm sure everybody appreciates Mike Keller's brilliance.

Ah, Franzl, that's why the Lord gave us .

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BRTD, you break my heart when you assume that the majority of hispanics are automatically against it. Anyway, it's good to read about a state legislature that's not in New England for once...

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I really don't get how 40% of people can think that being gay is a choice. Like, that doesn't make sense at all to me. Heterosexual people don't choose to be attracted to the opposite sex. I didn't make the conscious choice of liking girls one day. I just realized I did at one point. Why should it be any different with homosexuals?

And re: Hispanics, Nate Silver (pbuh) says that they back gay marriage at the same rate as whites: http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/05/hispanics-back-gay-marriage-at-same.html

[Lief 🗽]

So gay marriage is almost definitely dead in NY now, with the Republicans in control of the Senate.