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To: d[-_-]b who wrote (108219)	4/10/2009 1:16:19 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541512

>>On the rights side it is as one would expect ... But the differences side is just weird and more so that the state itself does not recognize it's financial obligation.<< DB - Yes, that is weird, isn't it? And this is only an examination of the laws of one state. The legal protections offered by civil unions vary state by state, and may differ from those offered by marriage in specific states. Since 40 states don't offer civil unions, there is no justification for saying that gay marriage is unnecessary because they already have civil unions. - Allen