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发帖数: 4174 | 1 Posted on Advocate.com March 03, 2011
Wyoming Senate Kills Antigay Bill
By Advocate.com Editors
The Wyoming senate rejected a bill Wednesday that would have prevented the
state from recognizing marriages of same-sex couples performed outside of
the state with a 16-14 vote.
Without going through a debate process, the senate rejected the bill, which
had previously been pared down by excluding language that said gay and
lesbian couples in marriages or civil unions from other states would be
allowed to resolve disputes in their relationships (like divorce) in the
courts.
Hours earlier, the house approved the compromised measure with a 31-28 vote.
During those heated debates, Republican representative Owen Peterson made
the argument that the bill was needed to close loopholes in Wyoming's laws,
which does not specify whether the state will recognize the marriages of all
couples from outside of the state. However, Rep. Pete Illoway said the
existing law doesn't need to be changed.
"People are equal, whether you agree with their lifestyle or not," he said
according to the article. "People that you may not agree with are still
people."
The legislation, according to Wyoming News, is now dead after rounds of
negotiations and compromise between the house and senate, but can be sent
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发帖数: 4174 | 2 Rep. Pete Illoway said the
existing law doesn't need to be changed.
"People are equal, whether you agree with their lifestyle or not," he said
according to the article. "People that you may not agree with are still
people."
Pete Illoway 是共和党。 |
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