Facebook’s ‘civil union’ status: What do you think? - The Globe and Mail

Facebook’s ‘civil union’ status: What do you think? - The Globe and Mail: "The latter used to be Facebook’s catch-all status for those whose relationships didn’t fall into conventional categories. But the social networking site has now taken what’s considered a major step in support of gay rights in the U.S. by offering the status options of “in a civil union,” depending on the state the user lives in, and “domestic partnership.” (In Canada, Facebook offers the option “in a civil partnership.”)"