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Estonia approves same-sex partnerships

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Published October 9, 2014 4:25pm ET
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Estonia approves same-sex partnerships
FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 12, 2006 file photo, Gay pride parade participants kiss in the streets of Tallinn, Estonia. Estonia's Parliament narrowly passed legislation to legalize gay partnerships on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014, making it the first former Soviet republic to do so. (AP Photo/AFI, Toms Kalnins, File) | Toms Kalnins

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonia on Thursday became the first former Soviet nation to legalize gay partnerships, while Kyrgyzstan — another ex-Soviet republic thousands of kilometers east — considers anti-gay legislation.

The parallel moves reflect starkly divergent paths taken by the countries that once were parts of the Soviet empire.

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