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Is My Civil Union Still Valid Since Same-Sex Marriage is Legal?

For most of our country’s history, only heterosexual couples were entitled to get married. This began to change in 2003 when Massachusetts became the first state to legalize marriage. Within 10 years, twelve of the 50 states and Washington, D.C. had legalized marriages for same-sex couples. During this time, Illinois did not legalize same-sex marriage, however it came as close as possible by creating civil unions. By February 2014 though, same-sex marriage was legalized in the state. Ultimatel...   Read more ...