Limited partners (Orlando Sentinel)

The passage of Amendment 2, adding the ban of same-sex marriage to the Florida Constitution, underscores the patchwork of legal documents needed by gay and lesbian couples for some semblance of the rights and protections afforded married couples.

Couples turn to ceremonies in face of gay marriage ban (The Virginian-Pilot)

Buddy Rau says two things nudged him into tying the knot earlier this year: his 40th anniversary with gay partner Kila Chong and the 2006 state constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. Two years after Virginians passed the amendment, the measure hasn't stopped some same-sex couples from celebrating extra legal holy union or commitment ceremonies at liberal churches.

New York Doctor Admits Suicide Pact With Wife (Fox News)

Dr. Rajaeskar Sham and his 69-year-old terminally ill wife Lucila did as much planning as possible to end their lives on Nov. 11. They just didn't plan on him living.

Husband charged after botched suicide pact (The New Zealand Herald)

GARDEN CITY - They cancelled their cell phone service and stopped their Social Security benefits. They prepaid their 2008 income taxes, heating and electric bills and left tips for the housekeepers in their Florida vacation home. They even left their attorney stamps to pay the bills.

Long Island doctor admits suicide pact with wife (Middletown Times Herald-Record)

GARDEN CITY – They canceled their cell phone service and stopped their Social Security benefits. They prepaid their 2008 income taxes, heating and electric bills and left tips for the housekeepers in their Florida vacation home.