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A civil union, also referred to as a civil partnership, is a legally recognized form of partnership similar to marriage. Civil unions are not seen as a replacement for marriage by many in the gay community, and are commonly criticised as being “separate but equal.” Marriage equality advocates say civil unions segregate same-sex couples by forcing them to use a separate institution.

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Croatia

Following vote against same-sex marriage, Croatia to propose civil unions

Tuesday, December 3, 2013
ZAGREB, Croatia -- Just one day after Croatian's voted to ban same-sex marriage, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic said Monday that officials plan to offer civil union legislation that would give same-sex couples in Croatia many of the legal rights currently afforded to heterosexual couples. [ Read more → ]
Greece

Court rules Greece civil partnership law discriminates against gay couples

Friday, November 8, 2013
ATHENS, Greece -- Gay rights advocates in Greece have welcomed a decision by a European court condemning the country for failing to include same-sex couples in 2008 legislation that introduced civil partnerships. [ Read more → ]
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Western Mexico state approves same-sex civil unions

Friday, November 1, 2013
MEXICO CITY -- Lawmakers in Mexico's western state of Jalisco have approved a change in the state's constitution that legalizes same-sex civil unions. [ Read more → ]
Valletta, Malta

Malta parliament to consider same-sex civil unions bill

Monday, October 14, 2013
VALLETTA, Malta -- Lawmakers in the tiny Mediterranean island nation of Matla are scheduled to debate a bill Tuesday that will grant same-sex couples the same benefits legally as civil marriages [ Read more → ]
Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.)

Christie administration makes final case to delay same-sex marriages

Monday, October 7, 2013
TRENTON, N.J. -- The Christie administration on Monday made its final case for why a judge should put on hold a ruling that would legalize gay marriage effective Oct. 21. [ Read more → ]
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Sedona becomes fourth Ariz. city to approve same-sex civil unions

Tuesday, September 24, 2013
SEDONA, Ariz. -- Sedona has become the fourth Arizona city to recognize same-sex civil unions. [ Read more → ]
Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.)

Advocacy groups pitch lawmakers to override Christie’s marriage equality veto

Tuesday, September 17, 2013
TRENTON, N.J. -- A new push by same-sex marriage advocates, led by New Jersey United for Marriage, an alliance of national and state LGBT and civil rights groups, are hoping to secure enough votes to override Gov. Chris Christie’s 2012 veto of a same-sex marriage bill before the current legislative term expires in January, 2014. [ Read more → ]
Juan Luis Cipriani

Catholic Church, conservative politicians attack Peru’s same-sex civil union bill

Tuesday, September 17, 2013
LIMA, Peru -- The Catholic Church and leading conservative politicians have lunched an attack on a Peru lawmaker and his draft bill to legalize same-sex civil unions, calling it an attempt to “justify his [sexual] orientation.” [ Read more → ]
Sedona, AZ

Sedona, Ariz., considering local ordinance on civil unions

Friday, September 13, 2013
SEDONA, Ariz. — Another Arizona community is moving toward recognizing civil unions of couples regardless of gender. [ Read more → ]
Parliament building in Lima, Peru.

Peru lawmaker proposes bill to legalize same-sex civil unions

Friday, September 13, 2013
LIMA, Peru -- A Peruvian lawmaker is proposing a bill that would legalize civil unions for gay and lesbian couples. [ Read more → ]
Gov. Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii)

Hawaii governor: Decision soon on special session to consider gay marriage

Friday, September 6, 2013
HONOLULU -- Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie said Friday he intends to make a decision soon on whether to call lawmakers into special session to consider legalizing gay marriage. [ Read more → ]
Hawaii

Hawaii congressional delegation calls for state to legalize marriage equality

Sunday, August 18, 2013
HONOLULU — The state's four-member congressional delegation issued statements Friday urging Hawaii lawmakers to pass immediately a state measure for marriage equality. [ Read more → ]
Brazil

Judge orders Brazil’s Army to recognize same-sex civil union

Friday, August 9, 2013
SAO PAULO -- A court in the northeastern state of Pernambuco has ordered Brazil's Army for the first time to recognize a same-sex civil union between a sergeant and his companion. [ Read more → ]
Mel Evans, APSupporters of same-sex marriage at a rally in Asbury Park, N.J., last week.

N.J. state attorneys say judge should not rush into allowing same-sex marriage

Friday, August 2, 2013
A New Jersey judge should not rush into allowing same-sex marriage in the state without carefully considering quickly changing legal issues, lawyers for the state government said in a court filing Friday. [ Read more → ]
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Mexican state of Colima approves same-sex civil unions

Tuesday, July 30, 2013
MEXICO CITY -- Lawmakers in Mexico's western state of Colima have approved a change in the state's constitution that legalizes same-sex civil unions. [ Read more → ]
Fernando Vergara, APNewlyweds Carlos Hernando, left, and Gonzalo Ruiz leave a local court in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. The couple was joined in a civil union Wednesday by a judge in Colombia. Photo:

First same-sex civil union legalized in Colombia

Wednesday, July 24, 2013
BOGOTA, Colombia -- A Colombian judge has for the first time legalized the civil union of a same-sex couple. [ Read more → ]
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Civil unions not the same as marriage when it comes to federal benefits

Tuesday, July 9, 2013
WASHINGTON -- Same-sex couples in a civil union will not be eligible for most federal benefits now available to married, same-sex couples. [ Read more → ]
Deborah Grier and Kathy Sowden

Bisbee couple becomes first in Arizona to enter into same-sex civil union

Saturday, July 6, 2013
BISBEE, Ariz. -- Deborah Grier and Kathy Sowden celebrated an historic day in Bisbee, Ariz., on Friday, becoming the first same-sex couple in Arizona to register in a civil union. [ Read more → ]
Laura Chinchilla

Costa Rica president signs bill that ‘mistakenly’ approves gay civil unions

Friday, July 5, 2013
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica -- Conservative Costa Rican lawmakers are getting a lesson in the importance of reading the fine print. [ Read more → ]
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Costa Rica lawmakers mistakenly vote to legalize same-sex unions

Thursday, July 4, 2013
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – Lawmakers in Costa Rica have accidentally voted to amend a law that could legalize same-sex civil unions in the Central American country. [ Read more → ]
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