Initially, thousands of gay and lesbian couples exercised their rights under the Civil Partnership Act, which came into force in December 2005.
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Equality of a sort … same-sex ‘divorce’ rates are up after five years of civil partnerships
On the fifth anniversary of the legalisation of same-sex weddings, gay and lesbian civil partnerships are in much the same unhappy place as straight marriages: divorces are up and nuptials are down – drastically.
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