The Texas Vote ?

Kan. bans gay marriage, Conn. open to it
April 7, 2005
Kansans overwhelmingly voted to add a ban on gay marriage and civil unions to their state constitution, but both sides predicted court battles over the amendment.
The ban reaffirms the state's long-standing policy of recognizing only marriages between one man and one woman. It also declares that only such unions are entitled to the ''rights and incidents'' of marriage, prohibiting the state from authorizing civil unions for gay couples.
Meanwhile in Connecticut, lawmakers said Tuesday they believe they have enough votes to pass a bill that would make the state the first to recognize civil unions between same-sex couples without intervention from the courts.
Some Kansas voters, like 24-year-old Eric Hetzel, saw the amendment as a way to protect the traditional definition of marriage, enshrined in Kansas law since 1867, from legal challenges.
''I am a Christian,'' Hetzel said. ''I believe in the Bible and what it says that marriage is between a man and a woman.''

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