Gay rights
for joint rights.
· Ceremonial Marriages: Same Sex Marriages may be officiated by church officials, or anyone
else, but ceremonial marriages in and of themselves involve no civil laws and carry no legal
benefits or responsibilities.
· Domestic Partnership Registration: is a means by which some cities allow opposite and
samesex couples to go on public record as a nonmarried couple. The major benefit is used
to establish legal responsibility for debts after a relationship ends.
· Domestic Partnership Affidavit: Many private employers and municipalities offer domestic
partner benefits to their workers, based on signing a legal affidavit that defines an economic
relationship.