Comments on: O’Donnell: Civil Unions Not Working in N.J. http://www.courtingequality.com/archives/52 A Documentary History of America's First Legal Same-Sex Marriages Sat, 17 Dec 2011 08:19:55 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: John Hosty http://www.courtingequality.com/archives/52/comment-page-1#comment-609 John Hosty Sat, 14 Jul 2007 17:18:34 +0000 http://www.courtingequality.com/archives/52#comment-609 This story is spot on! The reality of the situation is that while we are taking baby steps in the right direction, baby steps won't get us to where we need to be in this lifetime. I don't want to wait for the next generation to enjoy the fruits of my labor. New Hampshire helps put this into perspective. Although they say that their civil unions are fully equal to marriage, they not only have to be called by another name, they also have laws written in such a way that they will not recognize the marriages of Massachusetts GLBT people. If this is equality, where is the need for such a law? This story is spot on! The reality of the situation is that while we are taking baby steps in the right direction, baby steps won’t get us to where we need to be in this lifetime. I don’t want to wait for the next generation to enjoy the fruits of my labor.

New Hampshire helps put this into perspective. Although they say that their civil unions are fully equal to marriage, they not only have to be called by another name, they also have laws written in such a way that they will not recognize the marriages of Massachusetts GLBT people.

If this is equality, where is the need for such a law?

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