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domestic partnerships  

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  • Domestic partnership ordinances are a form of licensed cohabitation in the United States, typically available to both same-sex and opposite-sex couples. Currently, couples may register their unions in approximately 60 cities, 9 counties, and 6 states. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Problems; Domestic Partnerships]

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