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On March 11, the legislature voted in favor of an amendment limiting marriage to heterosexual couples but establishing civil unions for same-sex couples.
After clearing another vote later in the month, the amendment must now receive the support of a newly-elected legislature in the 2005-2006 session before it is put to a statewide referendum.
Several Cambridge representatives, including Barrios, have been especially vocal in their opposition to the amendment.
State Representative Timothy J. Toomey, who also serves as a city councillor, voted against the proposed amendment and said he hopes it will not pass in the legislature again.
And President Bush announced on Feb. 24 that he would support a federal constitutional amendment banning same-sex couples from marrying.