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Vermont couples begin civil unions with state ceremony
Vermont marked the first day of the civil unions law as gay couples statewide were legally joined by justices of the peace and clergy. Carolyn Conrad and Kathleen Peterson were the first to enter a civil union in Brattleboro, with 20 to 30 couples taking advantage of the new rights and duties of marriage in the state.
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Burlington
Vermont
Justices of the Peace
Lois Farnham
Holly Puterbaugh
Holly
Carolyn Conrad
Kathleen Peterson
Brattleboro
Annette Cappy
Town Hall
Conrad
Peterson
Howard
Statehouse
Montpelier
Pierre Fournier
Hartland Garden