A CT Legislative Committee has formally recommended that my state adopt a Vermont-style Civil Unions law. This is not the same as passing a law, but it is an important first step toward tha actual law being brought up for a vote and is likely to presage some critical debate. In response to one of Ward's posts yesterday, I said that I did not support gay marriage but could live with some form of alternate arrangement which took care of life-partners and ensured they were not left out in the cold on issues such as inheritance and visitation rights. Methinks what this recommendation says is too much. But it is probably time for my own ideas to be tested as I consider just how much protection I am willing to offer, and how much I am not.
Though, I still say that this kind of arrangement should also be available to two widows (for example) who form an arrangement to take care of each other for the rest of their lives. They have mutual care, pooled finances, care arrangements, etc. All they'd be missing is the intercourse. But apparently, no one takes such ideas seriously.
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