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Same-Sex Marriage and Same-Sex Unions
Written by Steven Daily, LawServer Attorney-Editor   
Last Updated October 13, 2008
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Same-Sex Marriage and Same-Sex Unions
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Various types of formal same-sex unions have long been customary in certain cultures. Whether governments should provide legal recognition to such relationships has become a contentious issue in some countries, mostly in the West, since the 1990s. The points of contention are mainly:
  • Should some form of legal recognition be accorded same-sex relationships?
  • If so, what rights and responsibilities should be assigned to them?
  • Should the legal concept of "marriage" be extended to same-sex couples?
  • Should governments recognize same-sex unions lawfully entered into in another jurisdiction?

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