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Old 03-01-2004, 10:59 PM   #251
Chewbacca
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Join Date: July 18, 2001
Location: America, On The Beautiful Earth
Age: 51
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Originally posted by Cerek the Barbaric:

You can recieve the same benefits as a straight married couple. Vermont has allowed these rights to be granted through "civil unions" to gay couples. But even without that, it is possible to gain these same benefits by having the proper documents drawn up by an attorney.
No you can't and to get those certain benifits that can be gained through contractual means has very high costs attached. Also, A civil union in Vermont is not recognized anywhere else or on a federal level. Sorry it is not anywhere near equal.

[ 03-01-2004, 11:00 PM: Message edited by: Chewbacca ]
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