azcentral.com
by Alia Beard Rau
April 3, 2013

Ignoring vociferous opposition and threats of lawsuits, the small southeastern Arizona city of Bisbee legalized civil unions for same-sex couples Tuesday night in an historic council vote that turned into a political circus, as nearly 100 people packed the chambers in both opposition and support.

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Both sides seem okay to use this topic for awhile, to avoid dealing with really big, dangerous topics like:

---potential military conflicts with N. Korea, middle east, etc.

---the economy along with balancing the budget, ongoing deficits, etc.