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Diary of a B+ Grade Polymath ([personal profile] tcpip) wrote2009-07-28 10:38 am

I suppose I really should mention...

... that I suggested to [livejournal.com profile] caseopaya that we get a civil union in accordance with Victorian law.

She said yes.

(I "blame", in part, [livejournal.com profile] airiefairie's excellent proposal for ending state-sanctioned marriage in favour of civil unions for all, and [livejournal.com profile] beagl and [livejournal.com profile] kimeros for cutting a similar path. Thanks for the inspiration.)

[identity profile] beagl.livejournal.com 2009-07-28 07:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Congratulations to you both and I wish you every happiness!

Civil unions are clearly superior to marriage. :)

[identity profile] tcpip.livejournal.com 2009-07-29 09:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Heheh.. You would say that! :)

I'm wondering if there's an option for people, if they so wish (because I suspect there is a few), to change their status of marriage to a civil union?

(Obviously with jurisdiction caveats etc)

[identity profile] beagl.livejournal.com 2009-07-29 09:35 pm (UTC)(link)
In NZ it is apparently quite easy to transfer your status from marriage to civil union and vice versa - as long as you're a man and a woman. I know a couple who did.

Time to get rid of marriage...