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February 9, 2010
Civil unions made legal in Bavaria
Published: 2 Jul 09 08:28 CET
Online: http://www.thelocal.de/society/20090702-20331.html
Gay and lesbian couples in the German state of Bavaria may now officially register for civil unions, according to a bill approved by the State Parliament in Munich this week.
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Negotiations between the pro-business Free Demorats (FDP) and coalition partner the Christian Democratic Party (CSU) to make a readjustment to the current legal system had failed after the regional elections in autumn 2008.
The law goes into effect August 1.
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Civil Unions had already been legalized in the whole of Germany in 2001- just the "southern states" couldn't bring themselves to allow couples to register at the registry office like hetorosexual couples do. They instead preferred to continue to discriminate against them. I "married" my partner 7 years ago in Hamburg, and did so, of course, at the local registry office.
The CSU however decreed that a notary should perform the ceremony rather than a registrar and generally registry offices
(with the exception of Munich) were denied to lesbians and gay men wishing to marry.
Theres a lot of things wrong with them, but the FDP as a party are fairly hot on LGBT issues (look who votes for them).
And they made it a condition of the coalition with the CSU that the law was changed.
It's a small step forward which is nice.
Don't really want their sexuality rammed down my throat all the time in public though or think that they should get special legal privileges becasue of what kind of sex they like.
eg My ex boyfriend was unemployed for a long time.
If we were "married" I would have been responsible to keep him, he wouldn't have got welfare.
But I couldn't have used our "marriage" to lower my tax burden.
I have my differences with the notion anyway, but this inequality is one of the reasons I wouldn't want to go give credence to such a union by entering one.
I've a number of lesbian and gay friends who are married though, and am happy for them to have that choice.
ironic that this particular little nazi decided to use the name of a gay vampire as his monicker ...
MT - so basically, if you'd have been in a "civil union" you would not have been responsible for your ex, but "married" you would have been?
Seriously, I'm a fan of an across the board solution. All of the rights and all of the responsibilities - regardless.
The SPD, FDP, Grün-Rosa and Linke fractions already have a LGBT friendly position.
In the last elections, at a city level, even the CSU took part in 2 podium discussions on sexuality issues.
The only party with a council seat pushing "family values" and wanting a "clean up" is one you are quite possibly familiar with:
Bürgerinitiative Ausländerstopp (Wikipedia)
Heteros get the tax splitting benefits and the duty of care responsibilty.
Homos don't get the tax benefits but still have the duty of cae responsibility.
ironic that this particular little nazi decided to use the name of a gay vampire as his monicker …
I guess they know it's the CSD season.
Hope to see some of your reprobrates shamelessly flaunting it next week.
Heteros get the tax splitting benefits and the duty of care responsibilty.
Homos do…
Though, seriously, the tax splitting thing is not worth the hassle. Get married (or unionized?) for love, not for money.
And , get divorced for the same reasons, for lack of love, not for "saving taxes" - but that's another soapbox
ironic that this particular little nazi decided to use the name of a gay vampire as his monicker …
This whole thing seems like a crock of really unless the same rights that hetero couples are given are given to gay couples as well.
That being said...
I…
Do you not agree with people expressing their love in public, hetero or homo?
What don't you agree with??
You live your life, others live theirs, everybody gets equal rights.
And
What is natural? There are documented cases of homosexual behaviour in other animals.
And in the end... what's it to you what other people stick in their bums, kiss on the street or file taxes with?
Live by your old values, let others live our degenerate lives. We'll all meet again in hell someday