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Civil unions in Connecticut
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Civil unions have been available in the state of Connecticut since October 1, 2005 for same-sex couples residing in that state. "An Act Concerning Civil Unions" was passed by the Connecticut General Assembly and signed into law by the Governor on April 20, 2005. Civil unions provide same-sex couples with many, but not all, of the same rights and responsibilities as marriage. Connecticut became the fifth state in the United States (following Vermont, Maine, California, and New Jersey, as well as the District of Columbia) to allow civil unions or domestic partnerships to same-sex couples, and the first to do so without judicial intervention.
A bill was passed by the Connecticut Senate on April 6, 2005 in a 27-9 vote. Six of the Senate's 12 Republicans and 21 of the 24 Democrats voted for the bill. Six Republicans and three Democrats voted against it.
The approval of the Senate came after the bill cleared the Judiciary Committee in a 25-13 vote, and after Governor Jodi Rell (a moderate Republican) gave her support for the measure. A Quinnipiac University poll released the day after the Senate approved civil unions showed that 56 percent of registered voters in support. The bill was later passed by the Connecticut House of Representatives.
The 2000 U.S. Census found 7,400 same-sex couples living in Connecticut.
British law recognizes Connecticut Civil Unions as equivalent to civil partnerships under the laws of the United Kingdom.
- Partners Task Force for Gay and Lesbian Couples "Civil Unions: The Connecticut Approach"
- Connecticut Office of Vital Records
- An Act Concerning Civil Unions (text of the legislation)
- Photos of Connecticut's First Civil Unions
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- Defense of Marriage Act
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