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Tell Utah: Don't Strip Contracts Between Same-Sex Couples
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    246 out of 500
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    1. The UT State Senate (+ 2 others)
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      • The UT State Senate
      • The UT State House
      • Rep. LaVar Christensen
  2. Created By
    Michael Jones
    Boston, MA
About this Petition Petition Letter

Utah State Rep. LeVar Christensen just introduced a bill that could bar same-sex couples from making certain contractual arrangements like wills or financial arrangements.

That's right. State Rep. Christensen wants to pass legislation that could prevent LGBT people from drafting wills with their life partners. Amazing that he not only wants to keep same-sex couples apart in real life -- Rep. Christensen was one of the legislators behind Utah's constitutional amendment barring gay mariage -- he now wants to keep same-sex couples apart in death, too. Now that's how you say heartless.

This is also a repeat effort on Rep. Christensen's part. In 2006, he introduced a very similar bill to block gay couples from forming legal contracts. It was barely defeated then. It needs to be overwhelmingly defeated now.

Send the Utah legislature a message that Rep. Christensen's bill, HB 182, must be defeated. It's a cruel bill, no matter where one's politics on the issue of same-sex marriage stand.

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Please defeat HB 182, and do not penalize same-sex couples

Greetings,

I recently became aware of Rep. LaVar Christensen's bill, House Bill 182, that could render void all legal contracts between same-sex couples. This includes financial agreements and wills.

This legislation is cruel and heartless. While opinions on same-sex marriage run the political spectrum, shouldn't all legislators, regardless of political persuasion, want to make sure that residents have the capacity to decide things like wills, and their own personal financial arrangements?

I urge you to defeat this bill, much like the bill was defeated in 2006 (albeit narrowly). This legislation has no business being on the books in Utah.

Thanks for your time.

[Your name]

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