TACTIC MAY STALL BIDS FOR CT CIVIL UNIONS: From the Hartford Courant

Connecticut appeared poised this year to become the first state to approve civil unions for same-sex couples without the threat of court intervention.

But now the chances of passage have greatly dimmed as the result of a controversial decision by an influential gay rights group.

Love Makes A Family began telling legislative allies Wednesday it is launching an all-or-nothing campaign for a same-sex marriage law.

It is a decision that puts the group at odds with legislative supporters, some of whom see Connecticut on the threshold of extending an important civil right. ...

Anne Stanback, the president of Love Makes a Family, said the group feels that Connecticut has a special place in the debate today: Polls show the state is open to the idea of same-sex marriage.

"We are one of only a few states that can get marriage," she said. "It is very important that we not take this second-class citizenship [of civil unions]. It's not a stepping stone to marriage, it is a dead end."

A University of Connecticut poll in April found 49 percent of residents supporting gay marriage and 46 percent opposed. By contrast, an overwhelming 74 percent support same-sex civil unions.

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