Same-Sex Couples Receive Legal Boost
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A California law taking effect with the new year gives gay couples who register as domestic partners nearly the same responsibilities and benefits as married spouses.
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MADRID A law that would give gay and lesbian couples the same right to marry, divorce and adopt children as heterosexuals was approved by Spain&#39;s Socialist government Friday.
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A Rhode Island lesbian couple on Friday   won approval from a judge to marry in Massachusetts, paving the   way for the first legal wedding of a same-sex couple from   outside the only U.S. state where gay marriage is allowed.
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Many Massachusetts companies say they are dropping domestic-partner benefits for their gay and lesbian for reasons of fairness: Since marriage between same-sex couples became legal in the state May 17, they should no longer receive special treatment in
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German lawmakers expanded the rights of same-sex couples Friday, allowing registered domestic partners to adopt each other's children and making rules on splitting up and alimony similar to those for heterosexual marriages.
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Canada's Supreme Court tells the government it can legalise gay marriage without violating the constitution.
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Council clearly defines marriage as between a man and a woman after a lesbian couple successfully filed for a marriage application.
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Hundreds of gay couples were granted the same legal rights, if not the title, as married couples Monday as New Jersey became the third state to offer civil unions.
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More U.S. companies have started to  offer benefit coverage for same-sex couples and other  "nontraditional" families, according to a new survey.
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Same-sex marriage was legal here for less than 24 hours before the county won a stay of a judge's order on Friday, a tiny window of opportunity that allowed two men to make history but left dozens of other couples disappointed after a frantic rush to the altar.
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Like many gay couples, Brian Cornell and Alberto Rulloda long ago established a legal framework for their relationship to match their commitment to each other.
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DES MOINES, Aug. 31 -- Two men sealed Iowa's first legal same-sex marriage with a kiss Friday morning, less than 24 hours after a judge threw out the state's ban.
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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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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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The Spanish government has approved a draft law to legalize same-sex marriages, it was reported Friday. The bill gives homosexual couples the same rights as heterosexual couples, including the adoption of children, the BBC said.
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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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DUBLIN, Ireland  - A lesbian couple who wed in Canada can seek to have their union legally recognized in Ireland, a judge ruled Tuesday in a case he predicted would have deep consequences for this predominantly Roman Catholic country.