Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan pose for media after civil union in London
Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan, with their children Ariel and Eden, pose for the media outside at Kensington and Chelsea Register Office after registering for a civil partnership, in London, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019. England and Wales have marked a new era in which heterosexual couples can choose to have a civil partnership instead of a marriage. The change mandated by Britain's Supreme Court last year took effect Tuesday. The groundbreaking case had been brought by Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan, who were among the first to form a civil partnership under the new law. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)
