Alan2005

Can be gay, straight, or whatever. There should be no necessity for the relationship to be conjugal either - friends should be allowed to do this as should siblings.

All the civil partnership should do is tell the state that your legal and financial affairs are linked for the duration the civil partnership exists. Love, sexual preference, religion etc should be private matters for the individuals concerned and no business of the government or anyone else.

Ajster

Ok, I see your point.

I guess it's each to their own. Personally, it means quite a lot to me, but then I'm a hopeless romantic :P

Almost Canadian

Ok, this is where the argument loses me. What does it matter what it is called, its just a name isn't it? Do you feel any differently about your partner than you imagine a man would about his wife?

Ajster

No, but id prefer it if gay marriage was seen the same as hetrosexual marriage. You could look at it as just being a piece of paper... which it is. But whilst gay marriage is not seen the same and equal to hetrosexual marriage... thats a teeny weeny bit homophobic.

Everyone is equal.

Almost Canadian

I understand that, in the UK, apart from it being called a marriage, the legal effect is the same. If this is the case, and I accept it may not be, other than the name, how is it not the same and equal?

dbd33

It's not the same and equal if it's not called the same thing. Indeed, it's not called the same thing specifically to make it unequal.

Almost Canadian

OK, if it's simply the name, then I accept the OP's objection, I thought there was something more to it than that as I always thought that "a rose by any other name is still a rose" and all that

Alan2005

There's always gonna be bigots about.

Ajster

Do you think I'm bigoted because I want to be treated the same as a straight couple?

The rights your given over in the UK are totally different to those the a straight marriage gets..

Alan2005

No. That is a reasonable desire.

I don't know what the differences are, but I'll take your word for it. fwiw, I agree with you - they shouldn't be different, that they are is nuts.

I think what I meant was don't come to Canada thinking it's free of homophobia or any other irrational intolerance.

Former Lancastrian

As far as Im aware a gay marriage in Canada is the same as a straight marriage and the same divorce rules also apply.
I believe a lot of people agree or have no opinions that gays should be entitled to the same treatment as a traditional marriage (man/woman) but they object to the term gay marriage. They have no problems with it being called a union or other term just not marriage.
And yes there is homophobia,racism and intolerance in Canada.

rebs

What are the differences?

mandymoochops

To the op - firstly I don't know of any companies that are hiring with LMO's, however if you look on Job Bank - this is the government job search website that companies that require LMO's have to advertise on, so if you're gonna get one anywhere i'd start there.

Secondly - EPIC thread drift

Ajster

Thanks - and it so is, right :-)

Ajster

Oh don't worry - No where is free from homophobia, racism or other prejudice, we know that - I don't think that will ever happen in any country... Boo!