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 ...

Lithuania's Constitutional Court ruled in April that limiting partnerships to only a man and a woman in the nation's civil ...

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"It was officially a civil partnership, but we classed it as our wedding, it meant so much on the day," says Chris Cramp.

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 ...

Lithuania has recognized its first same-sex civil partnership after a lengthy legal battle, marking a significant victory for LGBTQ+ rights in the Baltic region. While the court ruling was celebrated, ...

Ireland has entered into new territory by recognizing civil partnerships for homosexuals, a move which has prompted more calls to recognize “gay marriage.” The Catholic bishops have said the ...

One of the first mixed-sex couples to become civil partners hailed it as a "unique, special and personal moment". Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan, who won a legal battle for the right to ...

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 ...