Nevada Domestic Partner Registration Starts Today

Starting Monday, Nevada couples, gay or straight, who want to make their relationships legally binding can begin registering as domestic partners ahead of a new law that takes effect Oct. 1. The domestic partners statute creates a civil contract that allows qualifying couples to receive “the same rights, protections, benefits, responsibilities, obligations and duties” as married couples. It stops short of calling the couples “married” under Nevada law. “I have a lot of friends who are very, very excited about it,” said Kaye Crawford, one of the founders of the Reno Gay Pride festival. “I believe in equality, and it looks like we’re getting that recognition, the recognition that we’re not weirdos or different. That all has changed.” Full Story from RGJ.com

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