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To: J. C. Dithers who wrote (598)8/7/2006 4:53:28 AM
From: thames_siderRespond to of 1695
 
Call it 'civil partnership legally formalised and recognised by the state', then.

Civil partnerships are a legally recognised union between two people of the same sex. While this sounds fairly dry and technical, it is to all intents and purposes a right of marriage for gay and lesbian couples.
news.bbc.co.uk

No idea what that case was about, this isn't something I personally obsess over, but no doubt there were some special techicalities not satisfied.