Connecticut State Rep. Mike Lawlor: “We were always clear that our goal was full marriage equality”

HRC Back Story
April 24, 2009
State Rep. Mike Lawlor (D-CT) writes to HRC that, " hope that the process in Connecticut can serve a model for other states. Love Makes a Family did an amazing job reaching out to folks at the grassroots and bringing legislators together with gay and lesbian couples in their districts. When some conservative republicans signaled a willingness to vote for civil unions, but not marriage, they were embraced and thanked for what was at the time a big step. We were always clear that our goal was full marriage equality." [Link]