So you can have a civil partnership if you are lgbt,but not if you are straight. Is that not treating people differently?
Let's be honest I don't care for a civil partnership myself but think it is a bit crap for people that do.
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So what? Are we genuinely now in a society where you absolutely cannot, must not, treat people differently under any circumstances. Life isn't always fair. If something stops people being able to lead happy and healthy lives then by all means, protest, go to court, change things. This just doesn't do that though. It's just people being awkward and annoying.
It's all a bit, "this isnae fair, they can do something that I cannae". Just get over yourselves for **** sake.
But the vestiges of inequality that the term "marriage" brings just don't "fit" how they see their "roles" maaaaaaaaaan.
I agree with you entirely. Folk looking to kick up a fuss and get in the papers.
As if, upon getting married, the man is going to chain the wife to the kitchen counter and take possession of all her worldy goods and assets, or whatever it is about marriage that these attention seekers feel doesn't "fit" with them.
Heehaw changes when you get married from that point of view, assuming you're a normal human being in a healthy relationship in the first place. It's an awesome big party where everyone puts on their gladrags, gets pished and dances, and there's some nice words in there at the beginning.
Legal stuff etc I get (and that's why everyone, regardless of gender, can quite rightly get ****ing married in the UK now - save for those unfortunate enough to be NI obviously) but this court case is pure "look at me" posturing IMO.
Surely getting rained on in a beer garden is more annoying than this stuff?
Diverted flights .
Trying to get to Gibraltar and have been told that we are diverting to Malaga. Waited until everyone was onboard before they told us.
A (hetro) couple who have lived together for years, with or without kids, but have decided against marriage are not legally recognised as next of kin. This is the case for my sister and her bloke, they've been together for 35 years and have 3 grown up kids.
That's just one difference.
As I understand it, folk who have declared an interest in having a heterosexual civil partnership don't want to get married. However, they want the legal and financial protection (and potential tax benefits) that civil partnership allows them. I don't see anything wrong with that.
The bottom line is there is currently a desirable legal/financial protection route available to gay couples, which is not available to heterosexual couples. I think that, as a basic principle, is wrong and it appears the court agreed today.
If two people want to have a civil partnership they should be allowed to irrespective of their sex/or whatever.
"The Law is an ass". It always has been.
What's the point in a civil partnership when same sex marriage is now allowed?
I'm not saying there's anything "wrong with it" as such. I am saying that going to court in order to get the right to have a civil partnership, which gives you the same rights as a married couple, is completely unnecessary. You are already allowed to get married, just do that. Saying that marriage "isn't for you" but a civil partnership is, is just bollocks.
The legal/financial protection available to gay couples is available to hetro couples. It's called marriage.
Life isn't equal. Not everything has to be. We still live (well I do, not you) in a country that has a Royal Family, I'd like to be King for a bit, I can't, it's not fair. I'll just get on with my life instead of greeting about it though.
I say it is.
Absolutely................air travel is a complete pain in the neck................just a succession of queues - check in , security , boarding , exiting the plane , passport control. It's a necessary evil if I'm going on holiday.......if I'm going to London for work i'll take the train.
Just get hitched in a registry office. Same thing, no?
Couple of air travel peeves:
- people who don't check luggage in but board with sometimes 3 pieces of very large hand luggage that they expect to put in the overhead lockers, then get arsey with the cabin crew who are trying to help them (when they should really tell them to gtf with that volume of hand luggage)
- aforementioned people with lots of/huge hand luggage who never seem to get challenged at check in that their hand luggage is too big or too many
- folk who are too busy buying as much duty free as possible and make the plane late in leaving because they can't get to the gate in a timely manner