▁of ▁Health ▁and ▁Social ▁Security ▁for ▁p ension ▁purposes . ▁The ▁other ▁rights ▁of ▁a ▁civil ▁partners hip ▁were ▁not ▁provided . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁Chief ▁Minister ▁announced ▁that ▁" c ivil ▁partners hips " ▁() ▁would ▁be ▁introduced ▁in ▁the ▁Is le ▁of ▁Man ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁This ▁bill ▁would ▁be ▁model led ▁on ▁the ▁UK ▁one , ▁providing ▁same - sex ▁cou ples ▁with ▁nearly ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁rights ▁and ▁respons ib ilities ▁of ▁marriage . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁civil ▁partners hip ▁bill ▁was ▁introduced ▁by ▁the ▁Man x ▁Government ▁and ▁had ▁its ▁first ▁reading ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Ke ys . ▁The ▁bill ▁was ▁passed ▁ 1 9 ▁to ▁ 3 ▁in ▁its ▁second ▁reading ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁March . ▁Further ▁progress ▁towards ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁the ▁bill ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁take ▁place ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁April , ▁but ▁was ▁delayed ▁for ▁technical ▁reasons . ▁The ▁bill ▁passed ▁the ▁cla uses ▁stage ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁May , ▁and ▁was ▁approved ▁in ▁its ▁third ▁reading ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁June . ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁June , ▁the ▁bill ▁had ▁its ▁first ▁reading ▁in ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Council . ▁The ▁bill ▁passed ▁second ▁reading ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁October , ▁the ▁cla uses ▁stage ▁on ▁ 9 ▁November , ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁November , ▁the ▁bill ▁passed ▁third ▁reading . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁March ▁ 2 0