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[ramtops]

it's very good to see gay couples getting the same rights as heterosexual married couples (see Guardian link).

but where are the rights for straight, unmarried couples. I have many friends living in long term unmarried relationships, and this is discrimination, pure and simple.

what's the justification? The "sanctity of marriage"?

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[ias.livejournal.com]

For exactly the same reason as gay couples will have to go to a Registry Office and register with two witnesses and go through formal proceedings to dissolve the partnership - marriage in all but name (and some rights). If you want the legal rights, you should sign up to the responsibilities and declare it publicly, i.e. at a Registry Office ot other approved premises in front of a Registrar.