Civil Union Law Takes Effect in Conn.

[deadparrot]

HARTFORD, Conn. - After receiving their civil union license Saturday, Lidia Agramonte and Maria Gomez had all the same rights as a married couple in Connecticut. But they couldn't find words to describe their union.

"The hardest thing is, what do you call yourself, civilized?" said Agramonte, 47, a social worker from New Britain. "There are no words for it yet."

The women were the first in line at Hartford City Hall as a new law allowing same-sex civil unions took effect. City halls in Hartford, Stamford, New Haven and a half-dozen small towns held special weekend hours to issue certificates to couples who said they waited for years to be legally recognized.

Connecticut became the first state to legalize civil unions without being forced by the courts after lawmakers passed a law endorsing the unions in April. Massachusetts allows gay marriages and Vermont recognizes civil unions because of lawsuits.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051001/ap_on_re_us/civil_unions

[Massacure]

1. The government should just not recognize marriage, period.

There would be a default line of succession unless a person decided to change it.