http://bostonist.com/2005/04/21/wedding_civil_union_bells_will_chime_in_connecticut.php All comments for Wedding Civil Union Bells Will Chime in Connecticut en-us 2009 rickbang Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:29:29 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss rick@bostonist.com rick@bostonist.com 60 http://bostonist.com/2005/04/21/wedding_civil_union_bells_will_chime_in_connecticut.php#comment-150222 http://bostonist.com/2005/04/21/wedding_civil_union_bells_will_chime_in_connecticut.php#comment-150222 Comments Thu, 21 Apr 2005 14:49:58 -0500 <p>Point taken. I agree that real marriage is the way to go and that there is an unmistakable element of homophobia in the idea that gay civil unions are OK while marriage is not. I just can't get over how absurd it is that people can only feel comfortable with gay marriage if they call it something else (since the two do confer the same legal rights).</p> http://bostonist.com/2005/04/21/wedding_civil_union_bells_will_chime_in_connecticut.php#comment-150221 http://bostonist.com/2005/04/21/wedding_civil_union_bells_will_chime_in_connecticut.php#comment-150221 Comments Thu, 21 Apr 2005 14:43:49 -0500 <p>"Practically" is the key word. Civil Unions are equivilent to "seperate but equal", bottom line. We fought hard here in Massachusetts for same-sex marriage, please do not compare marriage and civil unions - they are NOT the same thing.</p>