{"id":72390,"date":"2018-06-27T17:00:59","date_gmt":"2018-06-27T21:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=72390"},"modified":"2018-06-27T18:36:05","modified_gmt":"2018-06-27T22:36:05","slug":"npr-u-k-supreme-court-rules-its-unfair-to-offer-civil-unions-only-to-same-sex-couples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=72390","title":{"rendered":"(NPR) U.K. Supreme Court Rules It’s Unfair To Offer Civil Unions Only To Same-Sex Couples"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Wednesday, Britain’s Supreme Court unanimously ruled that heterosexual couples should not be banned from entering civil partnerships and that making them only available to same-sex\u00a0<\/strong>couples\u00a0<\/strong>is discriminatory and “incompatible” with human rights laws.<\/em><\/p>\n

The decision comes after Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan, a British couple who objected to the traditional institution of marriage because of its “patriarchal nature,” fought a legal campaign for years, according to\u00a0Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Though the ruling does not require the British government to change the law, supporters are hopeful that the decision could pave the way for more legalized heterosexual civil partnerships.<\/p>\n

Read it all<\/a> and you may find David Pocklington’s initial post on it there<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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We won!!! @charleskeidan<\/a> #equalcivilpartnerships<\/a> #equallove<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/yOTEX12r6c<\/a><\/p>\n

— Dr Rebecca Steinfeld (@beccasteinfeld) June 27, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n