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Equal Marriage
Equal Marriage
Media Briefing
 11 December 2012
Why marriage is important

•   Marriage is one of the most important institutions we have.
    It is the bedrock of a stable and happy society

•   Giving all couples the right to marry will help ensure
    marriage remains relevant and vibrant today

•   Being gay is not a good reason for the State to stop
    couples marrying

•   Under our proposals, same-sex couples will be able to
    marry
Equal Marriage
Background – marriage and civil
partnership
•   Marriage is currently only possible between a man and
    a woman
•   Marriage can be formed either in a civil ceremony
    (register office of other approved premises like a hotel)
    or through a religious ceremony
•   Civil Partnership Act 2004 gave equivalent rights and
    responsibilities as marriage
•   More than 50,000 since introduction in 2005
•   Since December 2011 civil partnerships can be held on
    religious premises (on a voluntary basis)
Civil partnerships are not marriage
•   Civil partnerships were an important step forward
•   But, differences between marriage and civil
    partnership have remained:
     – 2 separate, legal institutions, with 2 separate
        names;
     – You are married by saying a set form of words;
        civil partners only sign a register
     – Existing ban creates problems for people seeking
        a gender recognition certificate
           • To change your gender, you currently have to
             end your marriage
•   Graphic 1: Equal Marriage – key proposals
Protections for religious bodies

•   Freedom of religion is already guaranteed under
    Article 9 of the European Convention on Human
    Rights

•   ‘Quadruple lock’ provides additional security for
    religious organisations

•   We will continue to work closely with religious
    organisations on details of these protections

•   We recognise strong feelings on both sides
    of the debate
Equal Marriage
For the record
•   No religious body will be forced to conduct same sex
    marriages

•   Equal marriage doesn’t change anything about our
    approach to teaching in schools. Head teachers will
    still decide what teachers in their school should teach

•   We are not removing the terms ‘wife’ and ‘husband’ or
    ‘father’ and ‘mother’
Equal Marriage

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Equal Marriage

  • 2. Equal Marriage Media Briefing 11 December 2012
  • 3. Why marriage is important • Marriage is one of the most important institutions we have. It is the bedrock of a stable and happy society • Giving all couples the right to marry will help ensure marriage remains relevant and vibrant today • Being gay is not a good reason for the State to stop couples marrying • Under our proposals, same-sex couples will be able to marry
  • 5. Background – marriage and civil partnership • Marriage is currently only possible between a man and a woman • Marriage can be formed either in a civil ceremony (register office of other approved premises like a hotel) or through a religious ceremony • Civil Partnership Act 2004 gave equivalent rights and responsibilities as marriage • More than 50,000 since introduction in 2005 • Since December 2011 civil partnerships can be held on religious premises (on a voluntary basis)
  • 6. Civil partnerships are not marriage • Civil partnerships were an important step forward • But, differences between marriage and civil partnership have remained: – 2 separate, legal institutions, with 2 separate names; – You are married by saying a set form of words; civil partners only sign a register – Existing ban creates problems for people seeking a gender recognition certificate • To change your gender, you currently have to end your marriage
  • 7. Graphic 1: Equal Marriage – key proposals
  • 8. Protections for religious bodies • Freedom of religion is already guaranteed under Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights • ‘Quadruple lock’ provides additional security for religious organisations • We will continue to work closely with religious organisations on details of these protections • We recognise strong feelings on both sides of the debate
  • 10. For the record • No religious body will be forced to conduct same sex marriages • Equal marriage doesn’t change anything about our approach to teaching in schools. Head teachers will still decide what teachers in their school should teach • We are not removing the terms ‘wife’ and ‘husband’ or ‘father’ and ‘mother’