21.   It is particularly important to gay and lesbian couples trying to raise children because the state does not recognize marriage between homosexuals.

22.   No state has ever recognized a protective function privilege or its equivalent.

23.   New York state does not recognize same-sex unions.

24.   No state legally recognizes marriage between same-sex couples, but the wedding planners say now is the time to rally against discrimination.

25.   No state now recognizes homosexual marriage, but a Hawaii court may rule within the next few years that they are legal in that state.

26.   No state now recognizes same-sex marriages, but a court case pending in Hawaii may result in a decision legalizing them there within the next few years.

27.   No state now recognizes same-sex marriages.

28.   No state recognizes same-sex marriages, but the Hawaii court is considered likely to rule to permit them in a case already pending.

29.   Nearly two dozen states already recognize this position, they argue.