Civil partnerships were introduced in the UK back in 2005, before marriage was made available for same-sex and LGBTQ+ couples (which happened in England, Wales, and Scotland in 2014, and in Northern ...

Heterosexual couples in England and Wales are to be given the right to enter into civil partnerships, the government has announced. Prime Minister Theresa May said that the legal union would not ...

University of Lancashire provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Heterosexual couples in England and Wales will soon be allowed to enter into civil partnerships, formerly reserved for ...

Many same-sex couples arranging civil partnerships and marriage ceremonies encounter hostility and disrespect from families, colleagues and the public, research shows. But others found respect and ...

The UK Supreme Court has ruled that civil partnerships should be available to heterosexual couples. The unanimous judgment marks the end of a long and hard-fought legal battle by Rebecca Steinfeld, ...

This morning Theresa May announced that all couples in England and Wales will soon have the option of a civil partnership as well as marriage. Currently, same-sex couples have the choice to enter into ...

Facebook has added a few extra options to its "relationship status" drop-down box. Effective immediately, options like "in a civil union" have been added alongside single, married and engaged. The ...