Civil Unions

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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New chapter for Colorado families begins as civil unions law takes effect

Tuesday, April 30, 2013
DENVER -- A new chapter for Colorado families began today at 12:01 a.m. when hard-fought legislation for civil unions took effect, allowing same-sex couples to form civil unions for the first time. [ Read more → ]
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper gives a thumbs after signing the Civil Unions Act into law on March 21, 2013.Evan Semon, Out Front Colorado

Colo. civil union ceremonies begin after midnight when new law takes effect

Tuesday, April 30, 2013
DENVER -- Gay and lesbian couples are expected to line up in Denver and Boulder as civil unions in Colorado become legal just after midnight. [ Read more → ]
Tom Horne

Ariz. AG advises cities on what they can include in civil union ordinances

Monday, April 29, 2013
PHOENIX -- Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne called city attorneys to his office Monday to give them advice on what they can include in civil union ordinances without running afoul of a state law banning same-sex marriage. [ Read more → ]
Scott Honour

Minn. gubernatorial hopeful says he’ll support civil unions, not gay marriage

Thursday, April 25, 2013
ST. PAUL, Minn. — An Orono, Minn., businessman angling to be the next governor of Minnesota, says he supports civil unions for gay couples but wouldn't back same-sex marriage if faced with a bill legalizing it. [ Read more → ]
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Ariz. mining town puts civil unions on hold while it tweaks law

Saturday, April 13, 2013
PHOENIX — The City Council in the southern Arizona community of Bisbee will rewrite a recently enacted civil union ordinance after being threatened with a lawsuit by the state Attorney General's office, which said the ordinance ran afoul of a state ban on same-sex marriage. [ Read more → ]
U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah)

Orrin Hatch supports civil unions as an option to preserve ‘traditional marriage’

Monday, April 8, 2013
U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) says be supports legalizing civil unions for same-sex couples as a means of preserving "traditional marriage" for heterosexual couples. [ Read more → ]
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Group of Minn. House Democrats key to passage of same-sex marriage bill

Sunday, April 7, 2013
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- When it comes to legalizing same-sex marriage in Minnesota, supporters have the appearance of momentum: voters rejected a constitutional ban last fall, public opinion shows growing approval and each day seems to bring another national politician flocking to their cause. [ Read more → ]
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Tempe, Ariz., city council to hear legal advice on same-sex civil unions

Thursday, April 4, 2013
PHOENIX -- Another Arizona city may consider whether to approve civil unions that could include same-sex couples. The Tempe City Council plans late Thursday to meet behind closed doors to get legal advice on civil unions. [ Read more → ]
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Minn. Republicans introduce civil unions bill to derail gay marriage effort

Wednesday, April 3, 2013
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A group of Minnesota Republicans introduced a bill Wednesday to let gay couples join in civil unions, calling it an alternative to same-sex marriage that could end a corrosive fight on the issue. [ Read more → ]
Tom Horne

Ariz. AG says he’ll sue to block mining town from allowing civil unions

Wednesday, April 3, 2013
PHOENIX -- Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne will go to court to block the artists' community of Bisbee from implementing a newly approved ordinance recognizing civil unions for same-sex couples, his office said Wednesday. [ Read more → ]
Tim Kelly

Minn. GOP lawmaker says he’ll push civil unions as alternative to gay marriage

Wednesday, April 3, 2013
ST. PAUL, Minn. --- A Republican state lawmaker is introducing a bill to establish civil unions for Minnesota gay couples as an alternative to legalizing same-sex marriage. [ Read more → ]
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Arizona town approves ordinance to allow civil unions for same-sex couples

Wednesday, April 3, 2013
BISBEE, Ariz. -- The city council in a former mining community-turned-artist's haven in rural southeastern Arizona voted Tuesday night to approve an ordinance to recognize civil unions for same-sex couples. [ Read more → ]
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Colorado likely to abandon discrimination crime due to civil unions law

Tuesday, April 2, 2013
DENVER — An unenforced discrimination crime in Colorado is likely coming off the books under a bipartisan agreement inspired by a civil unions bill. [ Read more → ]
John Kasich

Spokesman: Ohio governor misspoke when he said he supported civil unions

Thursday, March 21, 2013
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio Gov. John Kasich misspoke when he told a Cincinnati television station that he supports civil unions for gay and lesbian couples, his spokesman said Thursday. [ Read more → ]
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Colorado governor signs same-sex civil unions bill into law

Thursday, March 21, 2013
DENVER — A bill that would legalize civil unions for gay couples in Colorado was signed into law on Thursday, less than a year after the proposal was blocked in the House by Republicans who opposed it. [ Read more → ]
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Town poised to be first in Arizona to approve same-sex civil unions

Thursday, March 21, 2013
BISBEE, Ariz. -- The town of Bisbee, Ariz., is poised to become the first municipality in Arizona to legalize civil unions for same-six couples. [ Read more → ]
Gov. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.)

Colorado governor to sign same-sex civil unions bill into law Thursday

Thursday, March 21, 2013
DENVER — Civil unions for gay couples in Colorado will be signed into law Thursday, less than a year after the proposal was blocked in the House by Republicans who opposed it. [ Read more → ]
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Poll shows increasing support for marriage equality in Pennsylvania

Friday, March 15, 2013
The latest Public Policy Polling found a 14 point increase in support for same-sex marriage in Pennsylvania over the last year and a half. [ Read more → ]
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Delaware AG Beau Biden speaks out in support of marriage equality

Wednesday, March 13, 2013
DOVER, Del. -- Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden is speaking out in favor of marriage equality, appearing in a new video release Wednesday by Equality Delaware, a statewide LGBT advocacy group. [ Read more → ]
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LGBT advocacy groups hail passage of Colorado civil unions bill

Tuesday, March 12, 2013
WASHINGTON -- LGBT advocacy groups on Tuesday commended the Colorado General Assembly for passing the Colorado Civil Union Act, which provides gay and straight couples the legal benefits, protections, and responsibilities that are granted to married spouses under Colorado state law. [ Read more → ]
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