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Originally Posted by Pierre
So to recap.
Gay civil marriage wont give you anything different....legally, that you already get under gay civil partnership.
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Not true. Civil partnerships in this country are only recognisable in some other countries (even some British overseas territories they would not be counted as partners,) where as marriages would give a gay couple a lot more protection outside of the UK...
So in simple terms under a CP if a partner fell ill whilst on holiday on most countries they would have no rights to decide medical treatment, repatriation and in some countries even simple things such as visiting rights. Where as if they were married (even a same sex marriage) they would be recognised as the spouse in most countries..
It's not just about the UK...