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Record 1 2012-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Human Relations
  • Social Organization
CONT

The federal government must integrate gays and lesbians into existing programs by changing the definition of spouse to encompass same-sex couples.

CONT

French legislators adopted in October 99 a law that gives unwed gay and straight couples the same rights previously limited to the married couples. The law would let couples fill tax forms together after three years; help people bring foreign partners to France; force employers to take couples' joint vacation plans into account; and make partners accountable for each others' debts.

Key term(s)
  • same sex couple

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des relations humaines
  • Organisation sociale
Key term(s)
  • couple homo

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sociología de las relaciones humanas
  • Organización social
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