Vermont

In 2000 Vermont legalized Civil Unions for gay couples. Now they're considering legislation to allow gay marriage and it seems that the majority of Vermont might go along with it.

...the poll asked voters to choose between three options for recognition of same-sex unions: full marriage, civil unions or no recognition. Forty percent said they supported marriage, 37 percent civil unions and 21 percent neither.
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Last summer, the Legislature appointed an 11-member Vermont Commission on Family Recognition and Protection to explore the idea of gay marriage and hear how Vermonters feel about it. The panel, which opponents say is stacked with gay marriage supporters and have boycotted, has held seven hearings and has three more scheduled. The hearings have generated plenty of input, but no name-calling or personal attacks.
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