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by Jadey - Vive la difference on November 13th, 2009
Well yeah, civil partnerships are for same sex couples and heterosexual couples aren't legally eligible.
Straight couples can get married anyway, why would they even want to get a civil partnership? Do you know their reason? Either way, they would have the same rights and status regardless of whether they had a marriage or civil partnership, so its not the end of the world =)
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by Nightwatchdog on November 14th, 2009
I'm not clear on British civil law...but on the face of it I'd say no...if there is such a provision in the books it should apply to all.
by Sid on November 14th, 2009
I don't really see why they thought they needed one; it sounds like a couple wanting to get their names in the paper to me. They could have just got married, and if they are not into the idea of getting married in a church for religious reasons then simply get married at a registry, or if none of those suit them then just live together like many other people do happily.
by Brian I on November 13th, 2009
I don't understand why a heterosexual couple would want a civil partnership when they could just get married.
If you mean homosexual couple I have only heard of one case similar to what you describe and it wasn't that they were refused a civil partnership, but that the owner of the premises at which it was to take place refused to allow the premises to be used for a civil partnership - hardly the same thing.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/theroyalfamily/5711424/Earl-of-Devon-sells-family-silver-after-civil-partnership-ban.html
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they said that they were totally against religeons of any kind or even the word marriage and would like a civil partnership for legal reasons
by strange1 still in pb on November 13th, 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/6562170/Heterosexual-couple-want-to-marry-in-civil-partnership-to-protest-against-anti-gay-marriage.html
by Brian I on November 14th, 2009
Thanks Brian... That's interesting. If they are against marriage ethically because is closed to gay couples, then surely they would consider that they would not want to have a civil partnership since that is closed to straight couples? I would have assumed so anyway. I guess they are trying to make a point, more than anything.
by Jadey - Vive la difference on November 14th, 2009
thanks brian again i couldnt find it i heard it on the radio
by strange1 still in pb on November 14th, 2009