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Brazilian notary publics must register same-sex civil unions as marriages if the couple requests it, the country’s National Council of Justice said Tuesday.

The City Council in the Arizona community of Bisbee will rewrite a recently enacted civil union ordinance after being threatened with a lawsuit by the state Attorney General’s office, which said the ordinance ran afoul of a state ban on same-sex marriage.

On May 1, same-sex civil unions will become legal in Colorado, and along with the very real legal and financial benefits to creating a family recognized by the state, a rush of weddings will also boost the local economy.

On March 21, Gov. John Hickenlooper signed Colorado’s civil unions bill into law, legalizing partnerships for same-sex couples in the Rocky Mountain state.

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a bill that legalizes civil unions for same-sex couples on Thursday.

The Bisbee City Council is poised to make the southeastern Arizona town the first in Arizona to legalize civil unions for same-sex couples.

Colorado Legislature approved civil unions for same-sex couples and Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper is expected to sign bill.

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A bill to legalize same-sex civil unions passed Colorado’s Senate Judiciary Committee, and appears ready for passage by the Senate.

Colorado made history this month, when they elected Rep. Mark Ferrandino to be the state’s Speaker of the House, making him the first openly gay legislator in the state to hold that role.