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"It rests on equality, liberty and even society."
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Observer: Gay couples win full rights to 'marriage'
Kamal Ahmed and Gaby Hinsliff. Under the Civil Partnerships Bill to be published on 31 March 2004,
same-sex couples will be able to sign a register held by the register office in a procedure similar
to a marriage.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/gayrights/story/0,12592,1179714,00.html
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Telegraph | News
Sarah Womack, political correspondent. Reactions to the statement by Lady Morgan, the minister for
women and equality, that she was considering introducing a nationwide register for same-sex
partners to extend the pension and inheritance benefits that married couples receive.
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Telegraph: Bill to give gay couples more rights
Joshua Rozenberg, legal editor. A Private Mmber's Bll to give homosexuals and cohabitants some of
the rights enjoyed by married couples will be launched this week by the Liberal Democrat lawyer,
Lord Lester of Herne Hill, QC, in the House of Lords.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/01/07/nrites07.xml
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Telegraph: Pope attacks 'evil' gay marriages
Government proposals to recognise homosexual "civil partnerships" were denounced by the
Pope yesterday as the legitimisation of "evil". Moves to grant legal rights to gay
couples will undermine marriage and must be strongly opposed by Roman Catholic politicians, a
Vatican document approved by the Pontiff said.
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Telegraph: Scottish law on gay marriages is ruled out
Tom Peterkin, Scotland political correspondent. Scottish ministers yesterday tried to avoid a
repeat of the furore over Section 28 when they handed responsibility for legislation that will
recognise homosexual marriages to Westminster.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/09/11/nscot11.xml
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Telegraph: Tory switch over legal rights for gay couples
George Jones, political editor. The Conservatives are preparing to demonstrate a shift to a more
inclusive approach under Michael Howard's leadership by allowing a free vote on legislation giving
same-sex couples similar legal rights to married partnerships.
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Telegraph: Gay couples to get rights as 'civil partners'
George Jones, political editor. The Civil Partnership Bill will allow gay and lesbian couples who
register to have new legal status as "civil partners" and would acquire a package of
rights and responsibilities.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/11/27/ngay27.xml
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Independent: Radical Bill will give gay couples equal legal rights
Paul Waugh, deputy political editor. The Queen's Speech will include a bill giving gay and lesbian
partners the same legal rights as married couples, providing they sign an official register of
partnerships. The rights include inheritance tax exemption, pension rights and next of kin rights
in hospitals.
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Telegraph: Rights for same-sex couples
Ministers will bring forward a consultation document on civil partnership to present to Parliament
before the summer recess.
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Guardian: Single-sex partnerships set to win property rights
Michael White, political editor. The government is poised to endorse the concept of a civil
partnership which will provide same-sex couples with property rights and other benefits.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,973296,00.html
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Mirror: At last, gays are getting a straight deal
Government should be congratulated for signalling an end to homosexual discrimination.
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Telegraph: Gays to get same rights as married couples
Philip Johnston, home affairs editor. Lord Lester said: "I hope that the Government will also
provide a framework for legal protection for all unmarried couples in long-term relationships. MPs
and civil servants have protection for partners in their pension schemes, and it is only fair that
they should do the same for their fellow citizens."
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Telegraph: A huge step forward
Nicole Martin. Comments from those most affected: same-sex partners.
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Telegraph: Tory leader cool on equal rights for gay couples
Andrew Sparrow, political correspondent. A senior Tory spokesman said that, although the party was
in favour of tackling some inequalities faced by same-sex couples, it was sceptical about giving
them "blanket legal rights". Central Office took the decision to clarify its position
after Oliver Letwin, shadow home secretary, spoke warmly about the Government's proposals on Radio
4's Today programme.
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Times: Gay couples may be free to register their love
Greg Hurst, parliamentary correspondent. The Government's position is now closer to that announced
by Oliver Letwin, the Shadow Home Secretary, in response to Lord Lester's Bill. He supported steps
to address grievances of gay couples but excluded heterosexuals because they were free to marry.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-505629,00.html
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Times: 'I have no interest in going up the aisle'
Helen Rumbelow. A year ago they became the first women to sign Ken Livingstone's civil register.
This wasn't because they wanted to be married in the traditional sense - she has, "no interest
in walking up the aisle" - but because they viewed it as a first step to equal legal status.
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Times: Do me the honour of registering with me
Helen Rumbelow. Tim Brogden met his partner at a straight friend's wedding three years ago, an
irony as this kind of legal union is what the couple most want for themselves.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-505628,00.html
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Times: Tax reductions among benefits of marriage
Anne Ashworth and Rosemary Bennett. Gay couples will win valuable tax and pension concessions if
they acquire the rights that are now enjoyed only by married people. But they stand to lose out on
a range of welfare benefits which, under the present structure, favour single people over married
couples.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-505626,00.html
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Times: The unsalacious truth about sex and marriage
Matthew Parris. The result is a mess: a practical legal contract settling rights and duties on both
parties in the way a business partnership may do, all tangled up with connotations of emotional and
moral and spiritual pledges, and cultural blessing. Thus the word "wedding" has come to
mean more than the making of a contract, and the word "marriage" to mean more than the
keeping of it.
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Independent: A long-awaited step towards equality
Philip Hensher. The proposed measure offers a means by which commitment can be recognised, without
having to ask bishops whether they approve or not.
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Independent: Mr Blair should come out of the closet and show that he is a liberal
Leader. The Prime Minister should give up his attempt to continue his two-faced appeasement of the
authoritarian press. He should declare clearly that the existing law is unfair and discriminatory,
and that people ought to have an equal right to make a "lifelong commitment", which is of
equal value in the eyes of the law.
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Guardian: New legal rights for gay couples
Clare Dyer, legal correspondent. Same-sex partners to get property and inheritance entitlements,
but new law will not extend to recognition of unmarried heterosexuals.
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Guardian: Ever closer union
Leader. The government took a large stride in the march towards a more equal society yesterday by
offering gays and lesbians the chance to have a civil partnership, which confers the same legal
rights as a marriage.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/leaders/story/0,3604,855548,00.html
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Independent: New rights for gay couples divide Conservative Party
Paul Waugh, deputy political editor. Tory divisions on homosexual rights were reignited yesterday
as some members of the Shadow Cabinet, backbenchers and peers criticised Government plans to give
gay relationships legal weight.
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Guardian: A marriage by any other name
Adrian Gillan. With equality in sight, it is therefore more important than ever that the gay
community does not relax but plays the most active role possible in the consultation and debate
over the coming months.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/gayrights/story/0,12592,855396,00.html
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BBC: Head to head: Gay equality
Ian Burford, actor who signed a London 'partnership register' with Alexander Cannell, and Colin
Hart, director of the Christian Institute, give their reactions to ministers' plans for
legally-recognised civil partnerships.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2548829.stm
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BBC: Equality 'too late' for many couples
While plans to improve the legal status of gay couples have been welcomed, any changes will be too
late for those who have already lost a partner.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2549133.stm
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Guardian: Equal rights plan for gay couples
Barbara Roche will be consulting over the summer on the complex practicalities of introducing
partnership registration for gay couples, and it is thought that a short bill setting out the
changes could be introduced in the next session of parliament. The shadow home secretary, Oliver
Letwin, indicated that the Conservatives would support the measure when legislation was introduced.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/gayrights/story/0,12592,855141,00.html
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Telegraph: Gays to have the rights of married couples
Francis Elliott, deputy political editor. A review led by Barbara Roche, the minister responsible
for equality issues, has concluded that gay couples should be allowed to register their
relationships, conferring on them the same next-of-kin, property, and inheritance rights as
marriage.
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Gay.com: Gays To have Same Rights As Married Couples
A spokesperson for Barbara Roche: "The Government is examining the issues of partnership
recognition, rights and responsibilities in detail. Civil partnership registration raises a number
of complex issues, which have prompted a growing debate within society." Roche is also
expected to announce a public consultation on the issue when she addresses a conference, Equal
Before the Law: Partnership Rights, on November 19.
http://uk.gay.com/headlines/2324
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BBC: Gay couples 'to get equal rights'
Minister for social exclusion and equalities Barbara Roche has said there is a strong case for
allowing same-sex couples to register their relationships. Co-habiting couples do not currently
receive the same tax breaks or entitlements that married couples enjoy, including access to a
partner's pension.
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