Hungary legalizes same-sex civil partnerships
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Hungary's parliament passed a law late on Monday that allows same-sex couples to register a civil partnership with many of the rights and obligations of marriage.
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MONTERREY, Mexico  - Two lesbians have formed Mexico's first gay civil union in a landmark ceremony in one of the world's most Roman Catholic countries.
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Ordered by New Jersey's highest court to offer marriage or its equivalent to gay couples, the Legislature voted Thursday to make New Jersey the third state to allow civil unions.
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JERUSALEM -- The Israeli Supreme Court touched off fresh controversy over gay rights yesterday when it ordered the government to register same-sex marriages of couples who wed abroad. The ruling by a seven-judge panel, though limited in scope, reignited a debate over the rights of homosexuals in Israel. The 6-to-1 decision was hailed by rights advocates as a political advance ...
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TORONTO Dec 9, 2004 - In a landmark opinion, Canada&#39;s Supreme Court said Thursday the government can redefine marriage to include same-sex couples.
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Hungary becomes the second country to ratify the European Union's constitution, after joining in May.
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Facing pressure from the state's top court, the New Jersey Legislature voted Thursday to give gay and lesbian couples the rights and privileges of marriage, while using the term "civil unions" to describe the partnerships.
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DES MOINES, Iowa  -- Two men sealed the state's first legal same-sex marriage with a kiss Friday morning, less than 24 hours after a judge threw out Iowa's ban on gay marriage and about two hours before he put that ruling on hold.
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DUBLIN, Ireland  - A lesbian couple who wed in Canada launched a legal battle Monday to have their union legally recognized in Ireland, where homosexuality itself was outlawed until a decade ago.
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Hungary's Supreme Court gave the green light Tuesday for a controversial referendum offering dual citizenship to Hungarians throughout the world.
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MSPs back a new law for Scotland, allowing unmarried couples, including gay couples, to adopt.
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South Africa's highest court ruled Thursday that gay partners must have the same inheritance rights as married couples, a decision in line with its landmark 2005 judgment that same sex marriages should be legalized.
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&quot;I am Gabor Szetey. A faithful  Hungarian-European. Citizen, public official, member of the  government. And gay.&quot;
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BOGOT&#xC1;, Colombia -- The Colombian Constitutional Court has ruled that same-sex couples are entitled to the same inheritance rights as heterosexuals in common-law marriages, marking a step forward for gay rights in the traditionally conservative, Catholic region.
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Despite fierce opposition from the Catholic Church, Spain&#39;s leaders introduced legislation Friday that would give the country&#39;s same-sex couples the same rights to marry and adopt children as heterosexual couples.
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Dozens of gay and lesbian couples entered into civil unions in New Hampshire in the early moments of New Year's Day as a new state law legalized the partnerships after midnight.
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In an effort to bring prostitutes into the legal economy, officials said Monday that Hungary will allow sex workers to apply for an entrepreneur's permit &#151; a move that could generate government revenues from an industry worth an estimated $1 billion annually.