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To: thames_sider who wrote (596)	8/5/2006 11:01:32 PM
From: J. C. Dithers	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1695

Gay marriage was legalised in the UK some months ago. That is going to be quite a surprise for this couple: Times Online August 1, 2006 Lesbians lose their battle for foreign marriage to be legalised By Nicola Woolcock THE leading family judge in England reinforced the traditional view of marriage yesterday as he rejected an attempt by two lesbians to have their Canadian wedding legalised in Britain. Celia Kitzinger and Sue Wilkinson lost their High Court fight to be recognised in law as a married couple. The British couple used human rights laws to argue that the union should have full legal status under English law. But Sir Mark Potter, President of the Family Division of the High Court, also cited human rights legislation in dismissing their application. He ruled that “to accord a same-sex relationship the title and status of marriage would be to fly in the face of the European Convention on Human Rights as well as fail to recognise physical reality”.