Do couples who live together but are NOT of the same sex get the same rights or do heterosexual couples have to marry first before they get those rights? Just wondering.
2007-01-09 15:28:47 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Thanks everybody! I thought so but I wasn't sure. It's hard to say in this day and age.
Oh.....I'm not trying to change anything! Just trying to understand.
2007-01-10 03:47:55 · update #1
Civil Union is essentially the same as marriage in the legal sense. A heterosexual couple would have to apply through the same process as a same-sex couple. It is not automatically implied that two people living together have this legal arrangement. Marriage or civil unions legally are like mergers, two legal entities into one.
2007-01-09 15:35:00 · answer #1 · answered by msi_cord 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they ought. a heterosexual couple that does not want to 'marry' should also be able to form a 'civil union' if gays can.
of course, gays that don't just want a 'civil union' should be able to 'marry' as well ,but that's another story......
2007-01-09 23:33:07 · answer #2 · answered by hot.turkey 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you do, I am sure you can have the same health ins...it is not fair that all rights are not extended...have fun trying to change things, I hope you do...
2007-01-09 23:33:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a choice. Heterosexual couple can be civil unionised if they want, or so they can in New Zealand.
2007-01-09 23:31:54 · answer #4 · answered by Hyphon 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think they are. My (now ex) girlfriend and I talked about that once because neither of us want to get married.
2007-01-09 23:31:41 · answer #5 · answered by SatanicYoda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they get the same rights.
2007-01-09 23:31:25 · answer #6 · answered by San Diego Art Nut 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋