Gay marriage opponents lobby lawmakers

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Opponents of gay marriage in Connecticut are lobbying lawmakers to limit changes being considered to update related state laws.

The Family Institute of Connecticut says some lawmakers are using a recent state Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage to limit opponents' religious freedoms.

The General Assembly is considering ways to update state law to conform with last fall's ruling, including stripping gender references from marriage regulations.

Peter Wolfgang, the Family Institute's director, says some lawmakers want to make broad, damaging changes in social policy under the guise of legislative housekeeping.

Vermont on Tuesday became the fourth state to make gay marriage legal.

It's also legal in Massachusetts and Iowa.