Gay wedding

dsane1

Hi all, hoping somebody can explain this to me. Was reading in today's indo, that former 98fm boss Chris Doyle married his partner Sean Munsanje in a ceremony in Killarney. I am delighted for them and the positive media coverage it is getting. But it is a gay wedding, so how does that work? Will it just not be officially recognized?

Rachiee

Gay marriage is currently not legal in Ireland they would have had a civil parnership, its separate institution only available to gay couples that affords a very specific list of rights and responsibilties re: inheritance, kinship, property and separation. And specifically excludes from many other rights associated with civil marriage such as adoption, step parenting etc

dsane1

Rachiee wrote: »

Gay marriage is currently not legal in Ireland they would have had a civil parnership, its separate institution only available to gay couples that affords a very specific list of rights and responsibilties re: inheritance, kinship, property and separation. And specifically excludes from many other rights associated with civil marriage such as adoption, step parenting etc

Thanks for the reply, that's what I thought. Just the article says wedding and refers to the 2 guys as the grooms.

Rachiee

There is no law against referring to the ceremony as a wedding or or the people getting their civil partnership as grooms its just not a marriage

dsane1

Rachiee wrote: »

There is no law against referring to the ceremony as a wedding or or the people getting their civil partnership as grooms its just not a marriage

Ok, thanks for enlightening me. Is there a correct name for a couple getting a civil partnership? Grooms, brides etc?

Annasopra

dsane1 wrote: »

Ok, thanks for enlightening me. Is there a correct name for a couple getting a civil partnership? Grooms, brides etc?

No not really

JupiterKid

Wedding and marriage are not the same thing - the wedding is the ceremony, the marriage is the legal status of the couple.

I saw an old college friend post on his FB page that another guy we were in college with married his same-sex partner in England - I would never have guessed that he was gay from college days and he certainly wasn't out back then but I'm very happy for him.

The very next day he and his wife went to another marriage of another old college classmate, also in the UK - this time it was a straight wedding!

BattleCorp

Rachiee wrote: »

Gay marriage is currently not legal in Ireland they would have had a civil parnership, its separate institution only available to gay couples that affords a very specific list of rights and responsibilties re: inheritance, kinship, property and separation. And specifically excludes from many other rights associated with civil marriage such as adoption, step parenting etc

I think it is available to straight couples also - if they want civil partnership as opposed to marriage.

Annasopra

BattleCorp wrote: »

I think it is available to straight couples also - if they want civil partnership as opposed to marriage.

No

Only same sex couples can have a civil partnership

Conor30

BattleCorp wrote: »

I think it is available to straight couples also - if they want civil partnership as opposed to marriage.

No, only gays can avail of civil partnership, unless I'm mistaken. Only straights can avail of full marriage, whether civil or religious.

BattleCorp

mango salsa wrote: »

No

Only same sex couples can have a civil partnership

Well feck that, I'm being discriminated against so. :eek:

KDII

BattleCorp wrote: »

Well feck that, I'm being discriminated against so. :eek:

You really aren't.