Government to recognise gay civil unions
Gay couples who got married abroad could have their partnership recognised here as soon as the Government’s Civil Unions bill is introduced.
According to a report in today’s Irish Times, dozens of homosexual men couples are already travelling to the UK and Canada to get married in advance of the eagerly anticipated bill.
Same sex civil partnerships and marriages that were obtained in other countries are expected to be recognised here as soon as the Civil Unions bill is introduced, under a number of conditions.
The bill is also expected to be automatically recognised in countries where same sex civil partnerships and marriages are already legal.
The Minister for Justice Brian Lenihan has already stated a civil union bill for homosexual men couples is expected to be published before the summer.
The proposed partnership scheme will allow same sex partnerships to avail of rights similar to those available to married couples in areas such as tax, pension and benefits.
Source: belfasttelegraph.co.uk
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