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Defying State Threats, Arizona Town Approves Same-Sex Civil Unions

HeadlineApr 03, 2013

The Arizona town of Bisbee has become the state’s first to allow same-sex civil unions. The Bisbee City Council defied a threat of legal action from the state government on Tuesday to approve civil unions in a 5-to-2 vote. Arizona’s state attorney general says he will try to block the measure in court.

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