Heterosexual equal rights a large problem to UK Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender group

Domestic partnership only exists for gay couples within the U.K., however that may change if Stephanie Munro and Andrew O’Neill have anything to say over it. Munro and O’Neill have the LGBT rights group OutRage! on their side as they petition British Parliament for heterosexual equality, accounts Jezebel. According to spokesmen for the OutRage! campaign Equal Love, expanding the laws regarding such civil unions would be a boon to Britain’s homosexual community, also.

OutRage! Comes after Heterosexual equality

Heterosexual equal rights getting attention is what Munro and O'Neill plan to really happen even though they know their petition for domestic partnership could be denied so the lawsuit filed will contain three opposite-sex couples and four same-sex couples. A homophobic agenda isn't part of Equal Love at all. The contrary is true, said OutRage! Coordinator Peter Tatchell:

"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.

Objective to not get married

Munro and O'Neill believe the marriage ritual is ridiculous. It’s just a mix of religion and secular law. There is not as much "historical baggage" with a domestic partnership. This is what O'Neill explains.

While many would argue that the type of discrimination Munro and O’Neill are facing is not on the exact same level as what gay couples often endure, the battle against the segregation surrounding domestic partnerships in the U.K. is more than worthwhile, said Tatchell. The U.K. ought to be able to offer domestic partnerships no matter what the gender is if the United States can. The heterosexual equality is all the Equal Love is asking for from British Parliament. This is why sexual orientation needs to simply be eliminated, based on Equal Love.

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