CT Bill Confroming State Law to Same-Sex Marriage Decision Heads to Senate

A bill removing gender references in Connecticut's marriage laws and transforming the already existing same-sex civil unions to legally recognized marriages as of October 2010 was endorsed by the Connecticut Judiciary Committee by a vote of 30 to 10 on Monday, reports newsday.com. The bill also revokes language contained in the 1991 non-discrimination law that explicitly states that Connecticut does not condone same-sex marriage. The bill is intended to bring Connecticut law into conformity with the state Supreme Court's ruling last fall in Kerrigan v. Commissioners of Public Health legalizing same-sex marriage. The next step for the bill is review by the state Senate.