Same-Sex Partnership Law to Take Effect
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From Times Wire Reports
Hundreds of gay couples in Britain are preparing to apply for legal status under a law taking effect today that recognizes same-sex civil partnerships.
The law will give homosexual couples the same property and inheritance rights as married heterosexual couples and entitle them to the same pension, immigration and tax benefits.
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