ten years' waiting, but it's better late than the never we've been told before

[frith_in_thorns]

The UK government is currently running a public consultation on whether same-sex couples should be allowed to marry.

Go and reply to it. It's very quick - you can just check the boxes, even. (I'm assuming you're all in favour - if you aren't I have to wonder if I'm on your flist by accident :P)

I don't see anything that says you have to be a UK citizen to reply.

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[frith_in_thorns]

I will be more impressed if they don't hide the results and lie about them, as they did on the disability-reform consultation (and then try and block FoI requests to see the responses)... yeah, my faith in them is pretty much at an all-time low. But I guess this is an issue the public actually cares about, so I can be hopeful :)

[schneefink]

That's why the "slightly". I compared it to the likelihood of the Austrian government doing the same thing *sigh*

[frith_in_thorns]

I have to say I don't know anything about the situation in Austria in respect to this - from your comment it doesn't sound great :(

[schneefink]

We finally have "registered partnerships" since 2010, but with fewer rights than a marriage. There was a lot of ugly fighting over the bill (adoption rights and especially whether or not the ceremony could be held in the same buildings as civil marriages - both no, btw) and it's unlikely any of the influential parties will dare to change anything anytime soon.

[frith_in_thorns]

That's terribly rubbish :(

[schneefink]

Yep, but it'll get better eventually. Stubborn optimism is the only reason why politics don't drive me crazy ;-)