Editorial: Is it finally time for civil unions? – The Denver Post<\/a>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe emergence of a Republican group supporting civil unions for gay couples in Colorado is a refreshing turn of events for a party that hasn\u001bt exactly been out front in supporting this basic right. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Well, no, it's time for gays to be able to marry, too. 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John Hickenlooper has signed a civil unions bill into law, which will allow same-sex couples to form civil unions beginning\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":26640,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/02\/23\/santorum-opposes-civil-unions-suggests-enriching-lawyers-instead.html","url_meta":{"origin":25077,"position":1},"title":"Santorum opposes civil unions, suggests enriching lawyers instead","author":"***Dave","date":"Thu 23-Feb-12 9:48am","format":false,"excerpt":"Rick Santorum trots out the hoary \"Well, with a good lawyer and some contracts, gays who want to hang out together, no matter how disgusting I find that, can do everything that married couples can do, so why give them any societal recognition?\" excuse against marriage equality or even civil\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":27751,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/05\/04\/another-step-closer-on-colorado-civil-unions.html","url_meta":{"origin":25077,"position":2},"title":"Another step closer on Colorado civil unions","author":"***Dave","date":"Fri 4-May-12 5:08pm","format":false,"excerpt":"Knocking on wood ...Reshared post from +The Denver PostColorado civil unions bill clears second committeeRep. Don Beezley of Broomfield today joined with Democrats on the House Finance Committee to support Senate Bill 2, which would allow gay-couples to enter into civil unions.\"If we have more long-term commited loving strong family\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":27848,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/05\/09\/a-second-chance-on-colorado-civil-unions.html","url_meta":{"origin":25077,"position":3},"title":"A second chance on Colorado civil unions","author":"***Dave","date":"Wed 9-May-12 11:55pm","format":false,"excerpt":"As Maddow describes it, it would let third-class citizens at least become second-class citizens. And Gov. Hickenlooper's special session throws the ball back to Colorado House speaker Frank \"We just plain ol' ran out of time\" McNulty. Well played, Hick. Embedded Link Editorial: Governor rightly calls McNulty's bluff on civil\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":32791,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/03\/11\/civil-unions-in-colorado.html","url_meta":{"origin":25077,"position":4},"title":"Civil Unions in Colorado","author":"***Dave","date":"Mon 11-Mar-13 10:39pm","format":false,"excerpt":"It's about damn time.Oh, and to the GOP rep who lamented, \"\"It infringes the free exercise of religion and moral conscience\" because it doesn't allow individuals and groups to discriminate against gays\u00a0because they think God is telling them to do so ... you are precisely the reason so many people\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":27920,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/05\/15\/well-thats-disappointing.html","url_meta":{"origin":25077,"position":5},"title":"Well, that's disappointing","author":"***Dave","date":"Tue 15-May-12 5:39pm","format":false,"excerpt":"Though it's some cold comfort that it was the state House GOP that did it. 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