
Civil partnership is hardly the most romantic sounding concept. Besides, simply the fact that gay marriage is not allowed conveys a lower status upon homosexual relationships, even if it is only on a symbolic level
( , Mon 21 Nov 2011, 22:15, Reply)

if you're married and you get a sex change, BANG and the marriage is gone. Doesn't matter if you still love each other.
( , Mon 21 Nov 2011, 22:24, Reply)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Morris
Marriage and then later a civil partnership with the same person
( , Mon 21 Nov 2011, 22:31, Reply)

which is optional. But by the same token it means a transexual woman has to get the Gender Recognition Certificate if she wants to marry a man.
( , Mon 21 Nov 2011, 22:44, Reply)

It's state-sponsored segregation, marking out gay couples' relationships as 'different'
( , Mon 21 Nov 2011, 22:26, Reply)