First U.S. same-sex civil union headed for divorce in Vermont

NNN0LHI

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Fri Dec-16-05 08:24 AM
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First U.S. same-sex civil union headed for divorce in Vermont

http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-lesb16.html

BRATTLEBORO, Vt. -- A lesbian couple who entered into the nation's first same-sex civil union are splitting up amid allegations of violent behavior.

Carolyn Conrad, 35, asked a court in October to end her relationship with Kathleen Peterson, 46.

Conrad also obtained a restraining order Wednesday against her partner, saying Peterson punched a hole in the wall during an argument and threatened to harm a friend.

''All I want to say is that the civil union was a big source of pride for me, and now it's not,'' Peterson said.

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jmm

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Fri Dec-16-05 08:36 AM
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1. I was gonna say this proves same-sex coupls are no different

Edited on Fri Dec-16-05 08:37 AM by jmm

then heterosexual coupls but since only 78 of the 7,549 same-sex couples have divorced so far I'd say they're doing a hell of a lot better than straight couples.

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Fri Dec-16-05 08:58 AM
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2. My calculator says it about 1.033 percent.

Not bad.

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ohio_liberal

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Fri Dec-16-05 09:04 AM
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3. The 78 were all dissolutions

This is the first actual divorce. Puts hetero couples to shame, I'd say.

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TheWraith

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Fri Dec-16-05 09:50 AM
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6. I think it's the same thing.

That "dissolution" is the civil union equivalent of divorce, and that the main reason this is newsworthy is because it was the first CU to take place.

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madinmaryland

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Fri Dec-16-05 09:16 AM
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4. I guess hetero marriages

are proving to be a bad influence on G&L unions. I guess we need to defend the sanctity of G&L unions by banning hetero marriages.

:shrug:

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Loonman

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Fri Dec-16-05 09:18 AM
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5. Wow, some marriages end in divorce

Stop the fucking presses...

:boring:

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chrisau214

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Fri Dec-16-05 10:37 AM
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7. Dammit!!!

We need a bunch of stupid laws banning gay divorce and we need them now!

Chris

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LostinVA

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Fri Dec-16-05 11:56 AM
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8. SEE???? Same sex couples shouldn't marry!

Why, this divorce may lead to large-scale hetero divor-- oh, never mind...

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