Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Here's What's Going On Inside Utah's Battle For Equal Rights


New Mexico just stripped any chance of enacting gay rights this round.

And Utah, home of gay-hating state senator Chris Buttars, also joined the chorus of civil rights foes on Wednesday when legislators shot down the Common Ground Initiative, which would've bestowed many of the same rights of married heteros on our gay brothers and sisters (hospital visitation, iheratance, adoption) without ever using the word "marriage" or even "civil union." But the war between those for and against is far from over. Both sides in Utah are already planning their next steps.

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