... turned away. Seems to me that their argument is also convoluted, since when they say “Effectively marriage and civil partnerships are exactly the same”, that rationally means that they should have no objection with entering into marriage or a civil partnership. Less of a reasoned case and more of a photo op methinks. Rating: 0.0/10 (0 ...

Austria's government has approved civil partnerships for same-sex couples, Agence France Presse reports: "The compromise, achieved after weeks of wrangling between the ... their relationships at the municipal office or the magistrate's office, and not at the civil registry's office as part of the compromise, after complaints from conservative ...

There is a perfectly simple way for cohabiting couples of opposite sexes to acquire the rights that this innovation's proponents have in mind. It is called marriage. That, at least so far as the pure legalities are concerned, is what marriage is. So I'm sorry, but I don't understand. Or is it just that civil partnerships do not need to be consummated?

... Walsh has again offended gay people. A while ago he said that he opposed civil partnerships because it discriminated against the family unit. Now I care hugely about the family unit too. So does his senate colleague David Norris. Strangely ... Youth dole cuts  corkpolitics.ie Wexford Senator’s views on civil partnerships and working mothers away with the fairies.  Cllr Joe Ryan&# ...

... laws tend to treat them separately). So, for example, in the UK the biggest distinction between marriage and civil unions (other than nomenclature) is that a gay couple cannot use a space that has been designated for ... at the civil registry’s office, where gay couples can marry. Instead, civil partnerships will be registered at the municipal office or the magistrate’s office — ...

... to do. I have read a lot of comments saying that this is just an attempt by straight people to colonise civil partnerships. I think it is pretty clear that the couple are doing this in order to highlight the discriminatory aspect of the civil marriage/partnership split. Seriously, there is simply no good reason for gay couples to have a separate mode of ...

... Tom Freeman and Katherine Doyle, plan to challenge the ban on opposite-sex civil partnerships by filing an application at Islington Registry Office in London this Tuesday, 24 November at 10.30am. They want “heterosexual equality.” The denial of civil partnerships to straight couples is, they say, “discriminatory and perpetuates legal inequality.” ...

Austria has passed a comprehensive civil unions law, but part of the compromise with the country's right wing includes a ... registry's office, where gay couples can marry. Instead, civil partnerships will be registered at the municipal office or the magistrate's ... , the minister for women's affairs who had pushed for civil registry ceremonies, insisted however that the law was an " ...

... partnership is a relationship between two people of the same sex and therefore we would not be able to take notice of your proposed civil partnership." Speaking outside the building, the couple said: " ... ;It's hard because we can be seen as a straight couple wanting to colonise civil partnerships, in a way. So we were expecting some kind of negativity from the gay community. But we ...

... of their deviant lifestyle, UNDER PENALTY OF LAW. To legalize “domestic partnerships” is to legitimize the homosexual lifestyle. Anyone who dares object will be punished. Our freedom ... To begin TURN OFF THE CAPS LOCK! Next, spell check is there for a reason. Use it. As to your FEELINGS, civil rights should never be decided on feelings. You need a cold logic when it comes to civil rights ...

... this issue.  If the General Assembly believes it would like to address the issue of domestic partnerships, it should place the issue on the ballot and let the people of the State of Rhode Island decide." ... ... is on the level, I expect prompt proof.  Other states have shown that a civil union or domestic partnership law can be a relatively simple piece of legislation.  Heck, I ...

... 4,700-word document vowing civil disobedience if they are forced to take part in “anti- ... signatories. “Throughout the centuries, Christianity has taught that civil disobedience is not only permitted, but sometimes required,” says the document ... purporting to force us to bless immoral sexual partnerships, treat them as marriages or the equivalent, or refrain from proclaiming ...

... of laws that perpetuated white supremacy -- with the understanding that they would face punishment for their actions. But such civil disobedience is rightly regarded as the exception that proves that the proper redress for ... we bend to any rule purporting to force us to bless immoral sexual partnerships, treat them as marriages or the equivalent, or refrain from proclaiming the truth, as we know ...

... bigger policy table, and he created our Office of Community Partnerships to help him carry out that commitment. With more than two decades of experience and ... Community Partnerships  County Executive Ike Leggett and Assistant U.S. Attorney General for Civil Rights ... can make a down payment that counts. This we can do. Office of Community Partnerships Calendar Community Outreach Forum:  ...

... A heterosexual couple hope to become the first in the UK to “marry” in a civil relationship to protest against their belief that marriage is “apartheid” ... “Getting married would condone that and the whole idea of common law partnerships is an urban myth. They don’t exist, so we are excluded from the legal benefits. “For Tom and I a civil partnership is ...