Uruguay approves gay civil unions
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Uruguay's Congress approves a bill which could make it the first Latin American country to allow civil unions.
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The victory for his leftist coalition brought two-party rule in Uruguay to an end for the first time in 170 years. Venezuela&#39;s left-wing President Hugo Chavez said Mr Vazquez&#39;s election heralded a step towards the shaping of a new South America.
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The Spanish government approved a bill to legalise homosexual marriages, which will make it only the third country in Europe to condone same-sex marriages -- but the move sparked fury within a still influential ...
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The Spanish government on Friday approved a bill to legalise gay marriages. This makes it only the third country in Europe to condone same sex marriages, cabinet spokesperson Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega ...
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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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Ohio, Georgia and five other states approved constitutional amendments to define marriage as a union of a man and a woman, banning legal sanction of unions between same-sex couples, the Associated Press reported.
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Despite opposition from the Catholic Church and conservative groups, Chilean President Ricardo Lagos signed the &quot;Chilean Marriage Law&quot; granting Chileans the legal right to divorce.
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(Madrid) The cabinet of Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero Friday approved a bill legalizing same-sex marriage and allowing gay couples to adopt.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 14 -- With a mandate from New Jersey's highest court to offer gay couples the same rights as heterosexuals, the state legislature voted Thursday to create civil unions but stopped short of using the word "marriage."
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A Rhode Island lesbian couple 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 were gay marriage is allowed.
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A controversial law that would give gay and lesbian couples the same right to marry, divorce and adopt children as heterosexuals was approved by Spain's Socialist government Friday.
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Uruguay&#39;s first leftwing president in its 170-year history yesterday celebrated his election victory, consolidating a political swing to the left across South America.
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Spain's socialist government on Friday approved a bill to legalize same-sex marriages, putting this predominantly Roman Catholic country on course to become only the third European country to recognize gay matrimony.
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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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Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday praised a recent demonstration in Rome against proposed legislation granting legal rights to unmarried couples, including gay ones, saying it showed that traditional family was at the core of Italian society.Benedict called the May 12 Family Day rally, organized by Catholic groups and family associations, a 'great and extraordinary popular festival.'Hundreds of thousands of people turned out for the demonstration to protest a bill that would grant legal rights to unmarried couples, including hospital visits and inheritance rights. The bill does not legalize gay marriage, as was done in other European countries, such as Spain. Read more
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Voters in 10 US states have approved a ban on gay marriages, according to early data of the referendums held there. Oklahoma, Georgia, North Dakota, Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana, Utah, Mississippi and
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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.