Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell speaks with reporters in a hallway of the state capitol in Hartford, Wednesday, April 6, 2005. Rell said that whether or not she would veto a civil unions bill depended on its contents. (AP)
Connecticut Inches Closer to Civil Unions; Kansas Rejects Same-Sex Marriage Story aired: Thursday, April 07, 2005
The State senate of Connecticut approved a bill that would recognize civil unions between same-sex couples. The measure would give gay and lesbian couples many of the same benefits that married couples have.
This comes as voters in Kansas on Tuesday passed a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.
Guests:
Kavan Peterson, who has been reporting on the issue of gay marriage for stateline.org.
