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burntcopper) wrote2003-06-30 03:15 pm
burntcopper) wrote2003-06-30 03:15 pm
Oooo, forgot to mention
Yaaaaaaay!
Beware : small rant coming up....
What has to be annoying is the straight couples complaining that if they're cohabiting and not married they don't get the same rights and it's discrimination. I say unto thee, bollocks. Libby Purves made a fantastic point about the whiners in the Times when Canada legalised gay marriage. You have a document drawn up for all these rights that gay couples have fought for decades to get, it's enshrined in law, it's not difficult to get out of, and you've had it for bleeding centuries. It's called marriage. No longer is it a trap for women. No longer is divorce stigmatised. If you want these rights as a registered couple, go down to the registry office with your significant other, pay your 90-something quid and you'll get it with no fuss or hassle. Stop whining.
Beware : small rant coming up....
What has to be annoying is the straight couples complaining that if they're cohabiting and not married they don't get the same rights and it's discrimination. I say unto thee, bollocks. Libby Purves made a fantastic point about the whiners in the Times when Canada legalised gay marriage. You have a document drawn up for all these rights that gay couples have fought for decades to get, it's enshrined in law, it's not difficult to get out of, and you've had it for bleeding centuries. It's called marriage. No longer is it a trap for women. No longer is divorce stigmatised. If you want these rights as a registered couple, go down to the registry office with your significant other, pay your 90-something quid and you'll get it with no fuss or hassle. Stop whining.