Republicans in Colorado's House State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee voted yesterday to kill a proposed bill to legalize same-sex civil unions that was expected to pass in the larger House of Representatives.

The gay dominos are falling! The Rhode Island State Senate passed a bill legalizing civil unions on Wednesday, sending the measure to Gov. Lincoln Chafee, who's expected to sign it. Next up: Man-quahog weddings (catered by Del's). [Providence Journal]

Today Facebook added "in a civil union" and "in a domestic partnership" to its array of relationship statuses that already include "single," "married," and the ever popular "it's complicated." Personally I'm waiting until they add "in a throuple."

Illinois is poised to legalize same-sex civil unions, the poor man's gay marriage.