Salt Lake City, home of the Mormon church, has offically begun allowing same-sex couples to register as partners on city records. (Originally the legislation called the couples "domestic partners," but Utah state lawmakers objected. Now they registry is called a "mutual commitment registry.")

While the move to register is more symbolic than legal, the official document, once received, could be used to prove domestic partner status for companies or services that offer domestic partner benefits.

The registry is open to adult unmarried couples who live together in an interdependent relationship.

They must provide the City Recorder's Office with three pieces of proof of interdependence. That could be a joint mortgage or lease, joint vehicle ownership, a life insurance policy designating the partner as beneficiary, joint bank account, or power of attorney.

[via 365gay.com]

Actually, I've visited SLC before and found out that it's relatively liberal—and my pal Jared Gold, queer designer extraordinaire, is based there—so it's not *too* surprising, I guess. All those ex-Mormons have to add up, right?

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written by Scott Rose on April 18, 2008

I'll only be satisfied that Salt Lake City has gone gay when they start calling it Fleur-de-Sel Lake City instead.

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written by Alex on April 18, 2008

that, indeed, would be an amazing, bourgie day.

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written by www.vrspecialevents.com on June 11, 2008

They're probably trying to clean up their image after the Mormon church scandal.

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