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Mar. 31st, 2004 11:52 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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"?
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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Date: 2004-03-31 06:06 am (UTC)I think the real question here is - what is the issue with an opposite sex marriage in a registry office without any of the religious trappings? Surely that is formalising a partnership?