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Civil union bill stopped in Colorado

A supporter of the Civil Unions bill puts on a T-shirt in the House State Affairs Committee, where testimony was being heard at the Capitol in Denver on Monday, May 14, 2012.
A supporter of the Civil Unions bill puts on a T-shirt in the House State Affairs Committee, where testimony was being heard at the Capitol in Denver on Monday, May 14, 2012.(AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

A Colorado bill to allow same-sex civil unions died yesterday before it even made it to the House floor. A special legislative session held on Monday to allow for further discussion resulted in a 5-4 committee vote against moving the bill any further. A Republican filibuster had previously prevented civil unions from gaining traction in the state legislature.

Colorado voters banned gay marriage six years ago.