Why do you have to be of the same sex

[Osensitive1]

It is. And I'm glad of that. I don't see why we needed to make an extra thing just for same sex couples though. It would have made much more sense to just make civil marriage available for couples of any sex, without forcing them to broadcast it to the world

It may very well be that way some day, but the glass is still half full for same sex partners in the UK.

to get a civil partnership? 

Does the law actually state that? Post a link to the law as written.

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/33/contents
Eligibility
(1)Two people are not eligible to register as civil partners of each other if—.
(a)they are not of the same sex,.
(b)either of them is already a civil partner or lawfully married,.
(c)either of them is under 16, or.
(d)they are within prohibited degrees of relationship..
(2)Part 1 of Schedule 1 contains provisions for determining when two people are within prohibited degrees of relationship..

[DukeNukem]

What's a civil partnership? Is it like the platonic equivalent to a marriage?

[Osensitive1]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_partnership_in_the_United_Kingdom

[DukeNukem]

Thanks for the Wikipedia link, genius. Now use a little bit of that great education you have to give me a one or two sentence summary.

[Adam]

you could get a one sentence summary by reading the first sentence of the link

[Semicolon]

Thanks for the Wikipedia link, genius. Now use a little bit of that great education you have to give me a one or two sentence summary.

Civil partnerships in the United Kingdom, granted under the Civil Partnership Act 2004, are a very basic idea that will fly right over Pentagram's head because he is a moron who can't be arsed to read a simple article.

[DukeNukem]

Thanks for the Wikipedia link, genius. Now use a little bit of that great education you have to give me a one or two sentence summary.

Civil partnerships in the United Kingdom, granted under the Civil Partnership Act 2004, are a very basic idea that will fly right over Pentagram's head because he is a moron who can't be arsed to read a simple article.

At least I'm not gay. Haha!

[Semicolon]

Thanks for the Wikipedia link, genius. Now use a little bit of that great education you have to give me a one or two sentence summary.

Civil partnerships in the United Kingdom, granted under the Civil Partnership Act 2004, are a very basic idea that will fly right over Pentagram's head because he is a moron who can't be arsed to read a simple article.

At least I'm not gay. Haha!

You're fat, lazy, and lonely, so I won't criticize you for looking at your heterosexuality as the silver lining of your life. At least the female pigs will know the joy of your devotion.

[Binty]

I'm lazy, lonely and a big, dirty queer

[Binty]

However(!) one thing I'm not, is fat 

[Adam]

I'm lazy

[Semicolon]

Thanks for the Wikipedia link, genius. Now use a little bit of that great education you have to give me a one or two sentence summary.

Civil partnerships in the United Kingdom, granted under the Civil Partnership Act 2004, are a very basic idea that will fly right over Pentagram's head because he is a moron who can't be arsed to read a simple article.

At least I'm not gay. Haha!

You're fat, lazy, and lonely, so I won't criticize you for looking at your heterosexuality as the silver lining of your life. At least the female pigs will know the joy of your devotion.

I'm beginning to sound like Sir Les. I don't know whether that's a good thing or a bad thing.

["couldbecousin"]

However(!) one thing I'm not, is fat 

I'm fat! (For now, anyway.) 

["couldbecousin"]

I'm lazy

Me too, very good at it! I can waste a weekend like nobody's business. 

['andersom']

Not in Sweden. 

Not in the Netherlands either.