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civil union

noun

  1. a relationship between a couple that is legally recognized by a governmental authority and has many of the rights and responsibilities of marriage:

    civil unions for same-sex couples.



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Origin of civil union1

First frecorded in 1835–40
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Romania is one of the few European Union members that allows neither same-sex marriage nor civil unions, despite a growing social acceptance of LGBTQ+ people.

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And Vermont was the only state at the time that allowed civil unions.

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It was made clear the blessing shouldn’t be connected to a civil union ceremony.

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It also emphasizes that such a blessing should not be performed during a civil union or with clothes or gestures affiliated with a wedding.

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Last year, members of Parliament debated several legal amendments to allow either marriage equality or civil unions, which did not give LGBTQ+ couples all of the same rights as heterosexual couples.

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