At fucking last! Gay 'Marriage' in Britain.

[rgraham666]

Wonder what Georgie said to Tony about this?

The bombs are in the air. Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

(Flashing to one of the scariest scenes I've ever seen in a movie)

 

[impressive]

You're Imp's date.

Hey maybe we can charter a bus?

 

[Evil Alpaca]

So is Jolly Olde England now Gay Olde England?

 

[NoJo]

Brighton is the San Francisco of Britain:



From the BBC article in Mat's post:

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PROVISIONAL BOOKINGS FOR CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS
Brighton and Hove: 510
Westminster: 140
Manchester: 88
Newcastle: 80
Birmingham: 70
Leeds: 60
Edinburgh: 76
Sheffield: 58
Nottingham: 50
Glasgow: 30
Cardiff: 24
Belfast: 20
Liverpool 20
Londonderry: 6
Aberdeen: 5

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[CharleyH]

First ceremonies to take place tomorrow, there's already a waiting list in most places.

Are you first in line?

 

[matriarch]

Are you first in line?

Silly Charley.....I'm in Arizona, first partnership ceremonies..IN UK...are tomorrow. I think that answers your question.

 

[human_male]

Did you see those protesters on the news story about the two lesbies in Ireland? One old duffer was holding up a sign saying sodomy is sin. How can lesbians have sodomy? They should at least know what the fuck they're protesting about. They just lump sodomy and homosexuality together as the same thing I suppose.

I wonder what they would say if you calmly pointed out to them that sodomy is a sexual act and nothing to do with sexual orientation, and that many gay men don't even practice it but many straight couples do. They just wouldn't believe you as that's one of the corner stones of their argument. The other being that it's unnatural even though (according to a show I saw on animal planet) 400 species have been shown to engage in some kind of same sex sexual activity.

The other of course is that it's a sin against God, and my argument there would be fine, let God judge them. God doesn't need you to judge anyone, he'll judge us all when He sees fit.

And God didn't smote the Sodomites for being gay you stupid little inbred shit stains *grabs the Christian fundo by the scruff of the neck and smacks him across the face*. He smote them for being wicked. Someone just took the name Sodomy and applied it to anal sex because they wanted to imply it's wicked and sinful.

Sorry I may be in the wrong thread.

 

[matriarch]

My heartfelt congratulations to ALL the lucky couples who have tied the knot today, the first day of legal same-sex partnerships in Britain.

CHEERS !!!!

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Vicar flouts rules to marry

 

[SEVERUSMAX]

Applauds the British government for showing some sense.

 

[Guest]

I thought all Brits were gay?

Just while in Public School.

-bugger on!

True , and if you ran this place we'd probably have some freedom, or atleast sexy men in buckskin ,, oh wait, I was drifting into my Billy Wirth fantasy again.

It's okay, woody. I have Indian Maiden fantasies...

 

[matriarch]

Two weeks ago a terminally ill man from Brighton received special permission to go ahead with a ceremony before the normal 15-day waiting period after registration.

Matthew Roche, who had lung cancer, and Christopher Cramp held their ceremony hours after the Civil Partnership Act became law on 5 December. Mr Roche died the next day.

 

[Just-Legal]

Sir Elton John finally gets "married"

 

[matriarch]

Just checked my tiny little part of England, and discovered that 5 couples tied the knot today, and another 15 scheduled before the end of December.

Wonderful !! Civilisation HAS reached there !!

 

[cheerful_deviant]

Great news. Maybe someday, it will happen here.

It already happens here. As far as I know Massachusetts is the only state in the US that allows Gay/Lesbian marriges. (Not just civil unions).

 

[matriarch]

It already happens here. As far as I know Massachusetts is the only state in the US that allows Gay/Lesbian marriges. (Not just civil unions).

Found this map on the BBC News page. Interesting.

And this:.......


Gay marriage around the globe

Northern European countries were the first to recognise same-sex unions - a trend that picked up in the 1990s and eventually crossed the Atlantic.

EUROPE

In a number of countries in Europe, the status of "registered partnership" has been established.

In 1989, Denmark became the first country to institute legislation granting registered same-sex partners the same rights as married couples. Church weddings are not allowed.

Norway, Sweden and Iceland all enacted similar legislation in 1996, and Finland followed suit six years later.

The Netherlands became the first country to offer full civil marriage rights to gay couples in 2001.

In neighbouring Belgium gay marriages were allowed in 2003.

In June 2005, Spanish MPs voted in favour of allowing gay couples to marry and adopt children. The bill is set to become law in July.

The lower house was able to overrule the Senate, which rejected the bill.

Germany has allowed same-sex couples to register for "life partnerships" since 2001. The law only gives couples the same inheritance and tenants' rights as heterosexual married couples.

France in 1999 introduced a civil contract called the Pacs, which gives some rights to cohabiting couples, regardless of sex. These do not include the full rights of marriage, notably over taxes, inheritance and adoption. In 2004, a mayor conducted the country's first gay marriage, but it was later nullified by a court.

In Luxembourg, a law on civil partnerships largely inspired by the French model was introduced in 2004.

In Britain, legislation due to come into force in December 2005 will give same-sex couples in registered partnerships similar rights to married couples, in areas such as pensions, property, social security, and housing.

THE UNITED STATES
Many states have passed amendments to their constitutions defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman. Congress has failed to approve a similar amendment to the US constitution.

President George W Bush has made clear that he supports such an amendment but said that individual states would still be able to make their own arrangements on unions - which offer couples some of the same rights as marriage.

In 2000, Vermont became the first US state to offer homosexuals the right to join in civil unions, giving them the same benefits as married couples on matters such as life insurance, health care and child custody.

In April 2005, Connecticut became the second US state to allow same-sex civil unions - and the first to do so without orders from a court. But it specifically defined marriage as being the union of a man and a woman.

San Francisco started issuing marriage licences to same-sex couples in February 2004, after the new mayor defied state law and allowed gay weddings. The move was later annulled by the state Supreme Court. But in a victory for gay-rights advocates, in March 2005 a San Francisco judge ruled that the law banning same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.

Massachusetts became the first state to issue marriage licences for gay couples in May 2004. State legislators have proposed a constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriages, but would allow civil unions. If the proposal passes further legal hurdles, it will go to the voters in a referendum in autumn 2006.

In Oregon, officials in the Portland area began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in 2004, before an amendment to the state constitution banning such weddings was approved by voters in November. But Governor Ted Kulongoski said he would back a new law which would allow gay couples to form civil unions.

CANADA
In June 2005, Canada's parliament approved a bill to legalise same-sex marriage. It is expected to win Senate approval and become law by July, making Canada the third country after the Netherlands and Belgium to allow gay marriages. Gay marriage is already legal in eight of 10 provinces and one of Canada's three territories.

NEW ZEALAND
In December, 2004, New Zealand's parliament passed controversial legislation to recognise civil unions between gay couples.

AFRICA
Although homosexuality remains a taboo subject in many African societies, South Africa is a liberal country in terms of gay rights.

The post-apartheid constitution includes a clause making discrimination based on sexual identity illegal. Homosexual couples are allowed to adopt.

In November last year the country's highest court ruled in favour of a lesbian couple who wanted the legal definition of marriage changed to include same-sex unions.

The ruling does not yet legalise gay marriage but is being hailed by campaigners as a major step forward.

The virus appears to be spreading. Slowly, but definitely spreading.

 

[cheerful_deviant]

In Massachusetts:

State legislators have proposed a constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriages, but would allow civil unions. If the proposal passes further legal hurdles, it will be put to a referendum in autumn 2006.

This proposal was defeated when it went up to vote a few months ago. Even the senator who originally drafted the first ammendment to State Constitution banning gay marrige voted agains it the second time around. It was defeated by something like 80 to 16, so it looks like gay marrige is here to stay in Massachusetts until the feds finally ban it.

 

[TheEarl]

Human Male: You have no idea how many times that kind of rant has reached my lips. Especially on the stupid fucker predicting that God will smite down the UK for it's arrogance in going against his word. "Have you dressed in cloth made from two different fabrics? Or failed to stone your neighbour for touching a pork joint? Then you're defying the strict word of the Bible too! Smotes away!"

Sorry, where was I?

Ah, yes. Huge, huge, huge smile on my face when I read the paper this morning and all the reports about the happy couples. I am so proud of my country that I'm fit to burst and wish all of the newly weds and newly to be weds the happiest of all happinesses.

The Earl

PS. I really hope to God that there's no natural disaster anywhere near England soon. Tornadoes, flooding, a visit from Abstruse; I'm sure the God botherers would play that as a smote.

 

[SensualCealy]

Congrats to all those Brits on Lit that will be tying the knot shortly!
Here in Canada if Im not mistaken Civil Ceremonies have been allowed for a few years now. Just recently marriages have been allowed.
C

 

[English Lady]

Human male -I read your post and I agree with the head shaking and I'm a "God botherer" as Earl so cutely puts it


I think it's fantastic! I've heard all the arguments against and none of it holds water when i see the love between Vella and Lucky. You can't tell me that ain't real and I defiintely don't believe something so beautiful, so true would be an abomination in God's sight.

On the front of one of the tabloids today (I think it was the sun was the giggle inducing headline:

ELTON TAKES DAVID UP THE AISLE!


Many blessings to those same sex partners who have wed and will be wed in the future

 

[matriarch]

Human male -I read your post and I agree with the head shaking and I'm a "God botherer" as Earl so cutely puts it


I think it's fantastic! I've heard all the arguments against and none of it holds water when i see the love between Vella and Lucky. You can't tell me that ain't real and I defiintely don't believe something so beautiful, so true would be an abomination in God's sight.

On the front of one of the tabloids today (I think it was the sun was the giggle inducing headline:

ELTON TAKES DAVID UP THE AISLE!


Many blessings to those same sex partners who have wed and will be wed in the future

Bless you.

 

[SEVERUSMAX]

Maine recently voted down a ban on gay marriage in a referendum, while Texas passed one. (Not a surprise to me, but displeasing and embarrassing to me as a Texan.)

 

[English Lady]

Bless you.

Thank you and seinding one right back to you and the missus

 

[matriarch]

Thank you and seinding one right back to you and the missus

Thank you, I'll go right now and pass it on.......

 

[Liar]

ELTON TAKES DAVID UP THE AISLE!

*snigger*

I was wondering, how does this thing work on an EU level? I know that some other legal conditions that are nation specific has to be accepted in all EU countries. Can a married couple be expected to be seen as one in a country where gay marriage or partnership doesn't exist?

 

[lewdandlicentious]

I knw this is gonna upset some people, but I think gay marriage is bollocks!!!!