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hiq on Oct 12, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: 12,000 Facebook employees, 15% of its workforce, m...

Which part of the world? Even without civil partnership?

Does it mean that there's a legal battle to define whether a certain person can be considered a partner?

belter on Oct 13, 2022 [–]

It's called a de facto union. Example:

"Unmarried Couples ...This page is about partners in a stable relationship who are not married or registered with any authority..." - https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/family/couple/de-facto...

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