Guam "Gay Marriage" Bill Changed to "Civil Partnership"

Guam's Alternative Lifestyle Association has introduced an amended version of Bill 185 that they believe not only address the rights of same-sex couples but also takes various concerns into consideration. Guam Youth Congress Speaker Derick Hills worked with others to develop the changes that are based on Nevada's Domestic Partnership Act. Such modifications would changing the term "domestic partnership" to "civil partnership", defining marriage as a relationship between a man and a woman and stressing that no religious entity is required to solemnize a civil partnership are among the proposed amendments. "The amendments were mirrored after Nevada's domestic partnership bill," said Hills. Full Story from KUAM: http://www.kuam.com/Global/story.asp?S=11455131

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