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States eye civil unions as model after Vermont law
Vermont's civil unions law, providing a parallel legal status for gay and lesbian couples, sparks interest nationwide. Lawmakers in New York Rhode Island and elsewhere explore similar steps toward marriage or expanded rights while critics call civil unions a lesser form.
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Montpelier
Vermont
New Hampshire
California
New York State
Rhode Island
Michael Pisaturo
Cranston
Pisaturo
Connecticut
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Beatrice Dohrn
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
Hawaii
Cates
David Smith
Human Rights Campaign
Carole Migden
San Francisco
Migden
Alaska
Sweeney
Empire State