After the Civil War
Washington, D.C.
Yes, but only civil unions issued within Colorado. There is no recognition for the civil unions of other states.
Germany, the US, and the UK had settled into the Samoan Islands and disputes had erupted in what was known as the Second Samoan Civil War. In 1899, the Treaty of Berlin established American Samoa, annexing it and therefore making American Samoa US territory.
This is a matter of opinion. I have been in a civil union and am now in a same-sex marriage. My personal opinion is that civil unions are a valuable step on the road to equality. Civil unions help people with respect to insurance and money matters. However, I personally find the two-tiered system created by civil unions to be offensive and insufficient. "Separate but equal" is a kind of segregation or apartheid that goes against American ideals.
American Federation of Labor (AFL)
No, civil unions are banned and unrecognized in Utah.
No, civil unions and domestic partnership are not legally defined in North Dakota.
As of the end of 2009, twenty-four (24) civil unions had been dissolved in New Zealand. Civil Unions began there in 2005.
No. Civil unions are not recognized as marriages in West Virginia.
The first U.S. state to adopt civil unions was Vermont in 2000.
No. Civil unions are not legal nor recognized in the state of Nebraska.