Court rules on gay marriage rights

[Oceanbreeze]

"Today, 10 EU nations do not recognize same-sex partnerships at all: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Ireland, according to the European branch of the International Lesbian and Gay Association. France and Italy grant them very limited rights, the group said.

But elsewhere in the EU — notably in the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden — life partnerships have acquired considerable social rights in the last 20 years."



http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080401/ap_on_re_eu/eu_gay_marriage_pension_rights_1

[McLovin]

It's a start. :yep

EU nations that recognize same-sex unions as legal marriages must grant surviving partners the same pension rights as given to those in traditional marriages, the EU Court of Justice ruled Tuesday.

I think this is fair. :shrug

[Oceanbreeze]

I agree. It really irks me when committed couple, regardless of orientation, are denied health care, ect...

[BartonX]

I agree. It really irks me when committed couple, regardless of orientation, are denied health care, ect...

Granting degenerates like these health care rights will bankrupt any economy. This is why even 10 of the backward nations are smart enough not to grant rights to a vile practice as if it were a people.

They are not committed people, they are people that need to be committed.........permanently!

Just say "NO" to homo. :)

[McLovin]

Stop it or I'll sick my wife on you. :lmao

[Wabash]

Just say NO to homo!

[Ringo]

The Netherlands??? Hmmm where have I heard that phrase?? Could it have something to do with the Oklahoma Sooners and the Soap Drop Scandal involving the football team?? Naw....Leap Frog champions from Norway???.....Damn I can't place where or what I heard??????:pb:LL

[patriotsblade]

Ringo, didn't I suggest you get out of the cow pasture a little more often?

Norway

http://www.remax.no/sites/REMAXNorway/mapimages/Norway.gif

The Netherlands

http://www.wesharefoundation.org/jpg/netherlands.mp.jpg

Now, to further clue you in on the subject. In Norway, a law was just recently passed recognizing gay marriage. Up until now there have been civil unions which give all the same legal rights/responsibilities as marriage. By the way, these civil unions can be entered into by heterosexual couples as well.