| Civil union A civil union is a legally recognized union similar to marriage. Beginning with Denmark in 1989, civil unions under one name or another have been established by law in many developed countries in order to provide same-sex couples with rights, benefits, and responsibilities similar (in some countries, identical) to opposite-sex civil marriage. In some jurisdictions, such as Quebec, New Zealand, and Uruguay, civil unions are also open to opposite-sex couples. Civil_union
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| Reclaimed word For the neopagan organization of this name, see Reclaiming (neopaganism). For reclamation outside of language, see Reappropriation. For other uses, see reclaim.A reclaimed word is a word in a language that was at one time a pejorative but has been brought back into acceptable usage—usually starting within the communities that experienced oppression under that word, but often also among the general populace as well. Reclaimed_word
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| List of LGBT rights organizations List_of_LGBT_rights_organizations
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| Just Detention International Just Detention International (JDI) was founded in 1980 by Russell Smith as People Organized to Stop the Rape of Imprisoned Persons (POSRIP). In the mid-1990s, it was incorporated by current officers as "Stop Prisoner Rape, Inc." With the expansion of its programs to other countries, in 2008, it was renamed Just Detention International. Just_Detention_International
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| LGBT adoption LGBT adoption is the adoption of children by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. LGBT_adoption
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| Same-sex marriage in California In mid-2008, California became the second U.S. state, after Massachusetts, to make marriage licenses available to same-sex couples. The status of same-sex marriage in California has been a contentious political issue since at least the late 1970s, and the controversy escalated with the passage of Proposition 22 in 2000, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom's 2004 decision to issue same-sex marriage licenses, a 2008 California Supreme Court ruling regarding same-sex marriage, and the passage of Proposition 8 later in 2008. Same-sex_marriage_in_California
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| Domestic partnership in California A California domestic partnership is a legal relationship available to same-sex couples, and to certain opposite-sex couples in which at least one party is at least 62 years of age. It affords the couple most of "the same rights, Enacted in 1999, the domestic partnership registry was the first of its kind in the United States created by a legislature without court intervention. Domestic_partnership_in_California
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| Recognition of same-sex unions in New Jersey Recognition of same-sex unions in New Jersey is legal in the form of civil unions in that state. Legislation has been slow moving, but public opinion suggests majoritarian support for the legalization of same-sex marriage in the state.New Jersey was one of the first states to implement a domestic partnerships scheme, after California, in 2003. Recognition_of_same-sex_unions_in_New_Jersey
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| Categories for deletion/Log/2006 March 5 Wikipedia:Categories_for_deletion/Log/2006_March_5
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| Aarondaniel652 User_talk:Aarondaniel652
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| Lyn Duff Lyn Duff is a journalist with the Pacific News Service and KPFA radio's Flashpoints, an evening drive-time public affairs show heard daily on Pacifica Radio. Lyn_Duff
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| Status of same-sex marriage The status of same-sex marriage changes nearly on a daily basis as legislation and legal action takes place around the world. Summarized in this article are the current trends and consensus of religions and political authorities throughout the world. Status_of_same-sex_marriage
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| Lesbian American history Lesbian American history addresses the history of women who are attracted to other women in the United States. A relatively new field of historical inquiry, the breadth of understanding and knowledge regarding lesbian American history has expanded significantly since the beginning of the Gay and Lesbian Rights Movement. Primary historical resources for lesbian American history are scant and, hence, this is a fledgling discipline ripe for investigation. Lesbian_American_history
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| Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon Talk:Del_Martin_and_Phyllis_Lyon
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| Karen Atala Karen Atala Riffo (born 1963) is a Chilean lawyer, judge, and mother of three girls. In 2005, she moved in with her female partner in Santiago. Her ex-husband took offense to this, although he has admitted doing so only for the purposes of revenge. He took it to the courts since their children would be residing with his ex-wife's partner. Karen_Atala
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| LGBT rights in Zimbabwe Male homosexuality is illegal in Zimbabwe, under laws which date to the Rhodesian and British colonial eras, and since 1995, the government has carried out campaigns against homosexuals against both men and women. LGBT_rights_in_Zimbabwe
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| California SB 1827 California Senate Bill 1827, the "State Income Tax Equity Act," establishes the requirement that couples registered as California domestic partners file their state income taxes as married couples. It was signed into law on September 29, 2006 by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The bill takes effect on January 1, 2007 and will only apply to tax years 2007 onward (therefore most taxpayers will first file returns under this law in April of 2008). California_SB_1827
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| Uniting American Families Act The Uniting American Families Act (UAFA, , ) is a U.S. bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate discrimination in the immigration laws by permitting permanent partners of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents to obtain lawful permanent resident status in the same manner as spouses of citizens and lawful permanent residents and to penalize immigration fraud in connection with permanent partnerships. Uniting_American_Families_Act
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| Susan Stanton Susan Ashley Stanton (born Steven B. Stanton in 1959) was the city manager of Largo, Florida, until her job termination.She grew up in the Catskills of New York. Stanton was married to Donna Becker and they have a teenaged son named Travis. Stanton became the subject of national and international media attention in February 2007 after disclosing that she is transgender pursuing sex reassignment, leading Largo city commissioners to initiate the process of ending her contract as city manager, Susan_Stanton
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| National Center for Lesbian Rights National_Center_for_Lesbian_Rights
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