Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender group fights for heterosexual equal rights in UK

All Brits Andrew O’Neill and Stephanie Munro want is a domestic partnership, but as of now, the British government only supports such civil unions for gay couples. The couple has Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender group OutRage! in their corner as they battle for heterosexual equal rights, writes Jezebel. This will help out not only opposite-sex couples seeking domestic partnerships, however it will aid gay couples also, argues the OutRage! campaign Equal Love.

OutRage! Began due to equal rights for heterosexual

Three opposite-sex couples and four same-sex couples will be involved within the lawsuit filed by Munro and O'Neill after they assume they'll be denied with their petition for domestic partnership. Getting more attention to heterosexual equality is the goal. It isn’t because Equal Love promotes a homophobic agenda. It’s really not like that at all. This is what OutRage! Coordinator Peter Tatchell said:

"We support (straight couples’ bids) for heterosexual equality. In a democratic society, everyone should be equal before the law. There should be no legal discrimination. The twin bans on gay civil marriages and on heterosexual civil partnerships are forms of sexual apartheid. There is one law for straight couples and another law for gay partners. Two wrongs don’t make a right," Tatchell told the Wall Street Journal.

Exactly why to not get married

Marriage is just a mix of religion and secular law for a ritual based on Munro and O'Neill. There is not as much "historical baggage" with a domestic partnership. This is what O'Neill explains.

While many would argue the type of discrimination Munro and O’Neill are facing is not on the same level as what gay couples often endure, the battle against the segregation surrounding domestic partnerships within the U.K. is more than worthwhile, said Tatchell. The U.K. should be able to offer domestic partnerships no matter what the gender is if the U.S. can. Equal Love’s drive for heterosexual equal rights is meant to eliminate sexual orientation from the equation it’s asking the British Parliament to solve.

Citations

Equal Love

equallove.org.uk/

Jezebel

jezebel.com/5707078/straight-couples-fight-for-right-to-domestic-partnerships

Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_the_United_Kingdom

Press briefing re. OutRage! Campaign

youtube.com/watch?v=L4nJsuY9UN8