Civil partnerships were introduced in the UK back in 2005, before marriage was made available for same-sex and LGBTQ+ couples (which happened in England, Wales, and Scotland in 2014, and in Northern ...

Heterosexual couples in England and Wales are to be given the right to enter into civil partnerships, the government has announced. Prime Minister Theresa May said that the legal union would not ...

British Prime Minister Theresa May announced last month that all couples in England and Wales will be given the option to legally recognize their relationships as either a marriage or a civil ...

Chris, 57, was one half of the first same-sex couple to have a civil partnership in the UK, 20 years ago. He and his ...

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University of Lancashire provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Heterosexual couples in England and Wales will soon be allowed to enter into civil partnerships, formerly reserved for ...

It has been 12 years since civil partnerships were first introduced into English law, yet they are apparently no less controversial than they were on day one, albeit for different reasons. Although ...

LONDON (RNS) The British government said Wednesday (Nov. 2) that same-sex couples will be allowed for the first time to use churches to seal their civil partnership vows, starting in December. But the ...

A British heterosexual couple who objected to the “patriarchal” institution of marriage have won a legal claim for discrimination because civil partnerships are only available to same-sex couples. The ...

Earlier this year, Governor Pat Quinn signed the Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act (the “Civil Union Act”). Beginning June 1, 2011, for the first time in Illinois’ history, two ...