Currently, domestic partnership laws in the U.K. apply only to homosexual couples, which does not suit Stephanie Munro and Andrew O’Neill at all. According to Jezebel, the straight couple has drawn the support of the British LGBT organization OutRage!, which is currently campaigning the British government for heterosexual equal rights in domestic partnerships. It is not about homophobia, argues OutRage! via their campaign Equal Love; it’s about equal rights for all. Resource for this article – LGBT group lobbies UK Parliament for heterosexual equality by Money Blog Newz.
OutRage! Began because of equal rights for heterosexual
Heterosexual equality getting attention is what Munro and O'Neill plan to really take place even though they know their petition for domestic partnership could be denied so the lawsuit filed will consist of three opposite-sex couples and four same-sex couples. A homophobic agenda isn't part of Equal Love at all. OutRage! Coordinator Peter Tatchell explained the contrary:
"We support (straight couples’ bids) for heterosexual equality. In a democratic society, everyone should be equal before the law. There should be no legal discrimination. The twin bans on gay civil marriages and on heterosexual civil partnerships are forms of sexual apartheid. There is one law for straight couples and another law for gay partners. Two wrongs don’t make a right," Tatchell told the Wall Street Journal.
Exactly why to not get married
Munro and O'Neill believe that the matrimony ritual is ridiculous. It’s just a mix of religion and secular law. "Historical baggage" like this is something O'Neill states domestic partnerships do not have.
The U.K. might have segregation on domestic partnerships like Munro and O'Neill are facing which may be interesting to note, claims Tatchell. However, they aren't facing what gay couples are at all. The United States of America will offer domestic partnerships without consideration of gender in some places. The U.K. can do it too. Equal Love’s drive for heterosexual equality is meant to eliminate sexual orientation from the equation it’s asking the British Parliament to solve.
Articles cited
Equal Love
equallove.org.uk/
Jezebel
jezebel.com/5707078/straight-couples-fight-for-right-to-domestic-partnerships
Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_the_United_Kingdom
Press briefing re. OutRage! Campaign
youtube.com/watch?v=L4nJsuY9UN8
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