Articles about Civil Union

13 May 2013
Italy: Rome mayoral candidate pledges to introduce same-sex civil unions 8 A candidate to become mayor of Rome on Monday promised that he would issue same-sex civil unions in the city, if he is elected.
2 May 2013
Australia: Catholic priest breaks with official teachings to support civil unions 9 A Catholic priest in the Australian Capital Canberra, has departed from the official teachings of the church to say that committed same-sex relationships should be celebrated.
1 May 2013
Rhode Island: Same-sex marriage bill heading for final vote 12 With a final vote on Thursday, Rhode Island is poised to become the tenth US state to allow same-sex couples to marry
24 April 2013
US: Delaware House approves equal marriage bill 10 The House in the US state of Delaware passed a bill to legalise equal marriage, taking the state one step closer to legalising same-sex marriage.
16 April 2013
Jeremy Irons: ‘I don’t know the difference between a same-sex marriage and a civil partnership’ 37 Jeremy Irons says he should have “buttoned” his lip when he joked equal marriage could lead to fathers marrying their sons, although he now admits that he doesn’t know the difference between a same-sex marriage and a civil partnership.
12 April 2013
US: Delaware lawmakers introduce equal marriage bill 4 Delaware could be the tenth state in the US to allow same-sex marriage as it became the latest to introduce legislation to legalise equal marriage.
10 April 2013
Iceland PM asked to meet with gay rights activists in Chinese visit 2 Iceland’s Johanna Sigurdardottir, the world’s first openly gay prime minister, has been asked to meet with the parents of gay children in next week's visit to China.
7 April 2013
Poll: US support for equal marriage has grown in all 50 states 3 Over the past eight years support for equal marriage has grown in all 50 US states by an average of 13.6%, a new poll has found.
3 April 2013
US: City becomes first in Arizona to allow same-sex civil unions despite warning of attorney general 4 A city in Arizona has defied legal threats and legalised same-sex civil unions, in a first for the deeply conservative state.
1 March 2013
US: Colorado House committee passes civil unions bill 1 A Colorado House committee advanced a civil unions bill on Thursday, with one Republican joining Democrats to vote yes for the legislation which is expected to become law in 2013.
22 February 2013
Lithuanian President: Talks about civil unions for same-sex couples are too ‘premature’ 10 The Lituania President has said that she thought that discussions on civil partnerships for gay couples were "premature".
18 February 2013
Video: Alaskan Republicans laugh when asked about plans for civil unions 9 A video has surfaced online, which appears to show members of the Alaskan House Caucus laughing when asked by a member of the press about its plans to legalise civil unions, before saying the issue "never came up" during discussions.
11 February 2013
US: Colorado Senate prepares for final vote on civil unions 2 The Senate House in the US state of Colorado is preparing for what could be its final vote on a measure to introduce civil unions for same-sex couples.
24 January 2013
US: Gay civil unions bill passes first vote in Colorado 9 On Wednesday, a bill to legalise civil unions in the US state of Colorado passed its first vote, bring the state one step closer to allowing same-sex unions.
6 January 2013
Chile: Marriage equality becomes a key issue in presidential debates 6 The issue of marriage equality became majorly divisive during the first televised debate between two potential presidential nominees for the Chilean Christian Democrat party.
23 July 2012
Milan: Catholic Church in polygamy warning over gay civil union register 39 Following the mayor of Milan's promise of a register of gay civil unions, the Catholic Church has warned it could legitimise polygamy.

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