Germany: Schleswig-Holstein to treat registered partnerships of public sector employees as marriage

Schleswig-Holstein gov’t site: “The state government [has submitted a bill regarding] Civil Service Law–[making] registered partnerships in Schleswig-Holstein [equivalent to] marriage. This [includes], for example, the family allowance and the [granting of a] survivor’s pension.” [Modified Google Translation]

According to Wikipedia, Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the sixteen states of Germany.