Group calls for equal marriage rights (Irish Times)

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Tuesday, October 4, 2011, 16:06

AOIFE CARR

The Civil Partnership Act, which came into law at the start of the year, contains glaring omissions governing the rights of children and the protection of the family home, according to a report published this afternoon.

The Missing Pieces report, published by equal-rights organisation Marriage Equality, found 169 differences in treatment between married couples and same-sex couples who are registered civil partners.

The differences in treatment mean that civil partners and their families have less rights and protections across a range of legislation including children’s rights, the family home, immigration, taxation and court procedures.

The family home is referred to as the “shared home” under the Civil Partnership Act. Children are omitted from the shared home provisions meaning their home is not protected, according to the report’s author Paula Fagan ...

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/1004/breaking41.html

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1. ...

May those who love us,
Love us.
And those who do not love us,
May God turn their hearts.
And if He doesn't turn their hearts,
May He turn their ankles,
So we'll know them by their limping.

Go bhfana í ngrá linn,
Iad siúd atá í ngrá linn.
Iad siúd nach bhfuil,
Go gcasa Dia a gcroíthe.
Agus muna gcasann Sé a gcroíthe
Go gcasa Sé caol na coise acu
Go n-aithneoimid iad as a mbacadaíl.


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