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02-17-2009
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ITALY No legal recognition for same-sex partners that is applicable at national level. However, a number of cities and some regions have made available their Registered Cohabitation registry to same-sex and different sex partners indiscriminately. These registrations tend to be mainly symbolic and offer very few legal consequences. ENGLAND The Civil Partnership Act 2004, opened 'civil partnerships' exclusively to same-sex partners as of 5 December 2005. This Act gives same-sex partners the same rights and responsibilities as marriage. In fact, among other rights, civil partners are entitled to the same property rights; exemption on inheritance tax; social security and pension benefits; parental responsibility for the partner's children; responsibility for reasonable maintenance of one's partner and children; tenancy rights; full life insurance recognition; and next-of-kin rights in hospitals. And for anyone interested in "your" country and what you can (or cannot) do, here are two links where you can check on the legality of same-sex relationships. So everyone can feel free to check out your own country... http://tinyurl.com/cp32q8 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor...ips_by_country And here's a general Wikipedia entry about same-sex unions that might help as well... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage 
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