No. Civil unions are looked upon as a temporary, separate-but-equal compromise. They are a second-class imitation of full marriage equality.
Yes, but only civil unions issued within Colorado. There is no recognition for the civil unions of other states.
No, civil unions are banned and unrecognized in Utah.
No, civil unions and domestic partnership are not legally defined in North Dakota.
No. Civil unions are not legal in American Samoa.
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.
No. Civil unions are not legal nor recognized in the state of Nebraska.
No, civil unions and domestic partnerships are not legally defined in Oklahoma.
No, civil unions and domestic partnerships are not legally defined in Pennsylvania.
The first U.S. state to adopt civil unions was Vermont in 2000.
No. Civil unions are not legal under the laws of the state of Tennessee.
No. Civil unions are not legally recognized in Puerto Rico.