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Same-sex couples eagerly await first day of Illinois civil unions

Publié par Clifford Armion le 24/05/2011

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Rex W. Huppke

"Paul Dombrowski and Joe Serio met in a bar, each dragged there by friends on a night when neither felt like going out. The two men had begun to give up hope of ever finding a soul mate but that night, 15 years ago, changed everything. "As the years went by, the couple similarly lost hope in ever having their relationship recognized by the state of Illinois. That, too, will change June 2, the first day same-sex Illinois couples can enter into civil unions that will provide them with the same state-level rights as married couples. "Dombrowski and Serio will join 29 other couples in Millennium Park for a civil union ceremony that will be attended by friends, family and dignitaries like Gov. Pat Quinn, who signed the bill into law this year." Read on...
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"Same-sex couples eagerly await first day of Illinois civil unions", La Clé des Langues [en ligne], Lyon, ENS de LYON/DGESCO (ISSN 2107-7029), mai 2011. Consulté le 19/04/2024. URL: https://cle.ens-lyon.fr/anglais/archives/archives-revue-de-presse/same-sex-couples-eagerly-await-first-day-of-illinois-civil-unions