Britain may soon have Gay Partnership legislation
According to the Independent: "A revolutionary Bill giving gay and lesbian partners the same legal rights as married couples will be included in the Queen's Speech with the personal agreement of Tony Blair." I hope this Bill is passed successfully, but I expect that there will be fierce rearguard action by various groups I would describe (well, he would, woudn't he? - Ed) as bigotted and/or homophobic. The coming parliamentary session should be 'interesting' (as the Chinese proverb has it).
The same article also reports that The Employment Equality Regulations 2003 was approved by the House of Commons last night; this outlaws discrimination against homosexuals in the workplace and it is said that the exemptions granted to certain categories of organisation (e.g. religious) are drawn narrowly so that, for example, teachers in religion-denominated schools will be protected. This is obviously very good news indeed, although I hope that practical experience confirms that the exemptions are not used for spurious and homophobic purposes.
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