>From: PMDAtropos >Date: Tue, 7 Jun 1994 12:21:01 -0400 [Send replies to d8arnch@DTEK.CHALMERS.SE] Hot News from Sweden! Today 930606 about 16:00 CET the Swedish govermen adopted the proposed "registrated partnership act" which legislates persons of the same sex to marry, with the exception of adopting children. The distribution of votes: 171 Yes 141 No 1 Didn't vote 32 absent Sweden is the third country in the world to legislate about same sex marriages. /chris (d8arnch@dtek.chalmers.se) For more information contact d8arnch@dtek.chalmers.se or call RFSL (+46) 8 736 02 13 FAX (+46) 8 736 30 47 40