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Dean urges passage of same-sex marriage bill Monday, 03/30/09
Burlington Free Press

A boisterous crowd cheered former Gov. Howard Dean's support of Freedom to Marry legislation and health care reform Saturday at a Vermont Democratic Party reception at the Hilton Burlington.

Dean's emotional endorsement of both issues headlined his acceptance of the 10 annual David W. Curtis Award.

The event celebrated Dean's tenure as the chairman of the Democratic National Committee -- and his 50-state strategy that is credited for helping return the party to power in Congress, and for President Barack Obama's victory.
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Dean urged Vermont party members to press forward in this year's legislative drive to grant marriage rights to all Vermonters, regardless of gender.

"Vote your conscience, not your district," he advised legislators.

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With veto threat, Douglas missed chance to lead Friday, 03/27/09
Burlington Free Press

By issuing his veto threat, Douglas passes up the opportunity to be the leader who helps bridge the gulf between Vermonters on opposite sides of this issue. By focusing on the need to attend to other issues after the bill passed the Senate, Douglas fails to give proper recognition to the fact that marriage equality is about civil rights.

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EDITORIAL: The time has come for marriage equality Thursday, 03/19/09
Burlington Free Press

Vermont's experience with civil unions since 2000 has shown us that people are more than ready to accept the idea of two people of the same gender should receive legal recognition for a committed relationship. The world as we knew it hardly changed at all for the larger population, though it did for that portion seeking a measure of equality. The fact that civil unions are so unremarkable today is perhaps the best testimony to their acceptance.

The years have also shown civil unions to be unequal to marriage, both in the views of society and in legal terms. Federal laws do not recognize same-sex unions when it comes to areas such as taxation and survivor benefits. Without state recognition of marriage, there is little grounds for challenging federal limitations on same-sex couples.

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1,000 attend same-sex marriage hearing Thursday, 03/19/09
Burlington Free Press

The hearing drew about 1,000 people, some relegated to listen from nearby rooms.

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NH gay marriage bill deadlocks in committee Wednesday, 03/18/09
Burlington Free Press

Tuesday's split decision means that the bill goes to the whole House next week for a debate and vote without any recommendation from the committee.

The Legislature passed a civil unions bill for same-sex couples two years ago and the state began issuing civil unions last year.

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Professional organizations back gay marriage Tuesday, 03/10/09
Burlington Free Press

Included in the materials distributed at the news conference was a July 2006 article in the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics that concluded: "There is ample evidence that children raised by same-gender parents fare as well as those raised by heterosexual parents. More than 25 years of research have documented that there is no relationship between parents' sexual orientation and any measure of a child's emotional, psychosocial and behavioral adjustment. These data have demonstrated no risk to children as a result of growing up in a family with one or more gay parents."

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Vermont lawmaker to introduce gay marriage bill Wednesday, 11/19/08
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