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[0:00] ..." This is -- Stephens Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that same sex couples have the right to marry that makes Connecticut the third state. After Massachusetts and California to legalize such unions the case was brought on behalf of the number of same sex couples brought by the group called gay and lesbian advocates and defenders or glad. I talked to them lead attorney in the case name is Ben cline what's your reaction to"...
[0:25] ..." Well we're really well this is a great day for equality in Connecticut. The Supreme Court. Has issued a very strong decision that there's no place for discrimination against gay and lesbian people society."...
[0:36] ..." And what the decision really means. For families. Is that gay and lesbian families. Will now be protected in exactly the same way that all other. Tactics. That's really on an enormous boost for those families in their daily lives. -- time we know that nobody is going to be harmed by this decision. We've really learned from the Massachusetts experience. One. Society. Cheese interrogate people understands that merit -- people other neighbors friends co workers and so forth."...
[1:23] ..." Massachusetts. Broke historical barriers that allowed other states. Chu moved -- ending discrimination in marriage contention couples Goodrich changed the landscape."...
[2:13] ..." To historic -- Connecticut what's the bottom line here."...
[2:17] ..." It is a great -- because the Connecticut Supreme Court did the right thing they upheld the constitution for gay lesbian citizens. About their job and democracy worked --"...
[0:00]" This is -- Stephens Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that same sex couples have the right to marry that makes Connecticut the third state. After Massachusetts and California to legalize such unions the case was brought on behalf of the number of same sex couples brought by the group called gay and lesbian advocates and defenders or glad. I talked to them lead attorney in the case name is Ben cline what's your reaction to the Supreme Court ruling."
[0:25]" Well we're really well this is a great day for equality in Connecticut. The Supreme Court. Has issued a very strong decision that there's no place for discrimination against gay and lesbian people society."
[0:36]" And what the decision really means. For families. Is that gay and lesbian families. Will now be protected in exactly the same way that all other. Tactics. That's really on an enormous boost for those families in their daily lives. -- time we know that nobody is going to be harmed by this decision. We've really learned from the Massachusetts experience. One. Society. Cheese interrogate people understands that merit -- people other neighbors friends co workers and so forth."
[1:12]" That it decisions really become no big deal."
[1:15]" Do you think this happens without the decision in Massachusetts."
[1:19]" There's no question. Is that the Goodrich decision in Massachusetts. Broke historical barriers that allowed other states. Chu moved -- ending discrimination in marriage contention couples Goodrich changed the landscape."
[1:34]" And Beers. You know there's no comparison to it in terms of its historical nature."
[1:43]" This is another state you think there are more to come."
[1:45]" Well she's having now I before the Iowa Supreme Court I think that we are going to see more and more states taking up this issue legislative. As there are more states go into marriage. It's not just gonna. Happen on the court but legislators can understand. That same sex couples in their states need the protections of marriage and that no harm will come to anybody. By providing those couples -- in the same protections as everybody else."
[2:13]" To historic -- Connecticut what's the bottom line here."
[2:17]" It is a great -- because the Connecticut Supreme Court did the right thing they upheld the constitution for gay lesbian citizens. About their job and democracy worked --"
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