The state legislature chose the second option by creating the institution of civil union; the 2000 bill was passed by the legislature and signed into law by Governor Howard Dean, which granted same-sex couples nearly all the rights and privileges of marriage.
It granted same-sex couples nearly all the rights and privileges of marriage. The state legislature chose the second option by creating the institution of civil union.
The state legislature chose the second option by creating the institution of civil union. It granted same-sex couples nearly all the rights and privileges of marriage.
The state legislature chose the second option by creating the institution of civil union. It granted same-sex couples nearly all the rights and privileges of marriage.