Strong support for Civil Unions Bill

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Strong support for

Name of Bill

Civil Unions Bill

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Civil Rights

Description of Bill

This bill would grant equal rights to members of the GLBT community by granting them the same legal rights as all citizens.

Hearing

Friday, January 22, 2010 11:30 AM

Sample Talking Points

- There is an unjust divide in our Aloha State which affects the civil rights of American citizens who reside in Hawaii.

- In Hawaii, and throughout the United States, we and other tax-paying, hard-working citizens are denied all benefits of federal marriage laws.

- In Hawaii, the GLBT community is also denied all equal benefits of state marriage laws, despite being the first state in America to have a reciprocal beneficiaries (RB) law.

- As citizens of the worldwide leader of democracy today, I demand justice and equality in America. This begins at home in Hawaii. I endorse civil unions in Hawaii and urge you to do everything possible to support legislation which will recognize marriages, domestic partnerships and civil unions performed elsewhere, too.

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