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Title: Lesbian charged with bigamy
Post by: Thundra on March 30, 2007, 05:27:34 PM
Post by: Thundra on March 30, 2007, 05:27:34 PM
Wow! This surprised me. But I guess I should not be since it goes on all of the time.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/shropshire/6507003.stm
This complicates things for bisexual women.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/shropshire/6507003.stm
This complicates things for bisexual women.
Title: Re: Lesbian charged with bigamy
Post by: taru on March 31, 2007, 03:15:10 AM
Post by: taru on March 31, 2007, 03:15:10 AM
Doesn't it just complicate things for all non-monogamous people?
The law is stupid, but according to the article seems quite clear she broke it.
http://www.shropshirestar.co.uk/2007/03/gay-marriage-mother-in-court/
The law is stupid, but according to the article seems quite clear she broke it.
http://www.shropshirestar.co.uk/2007/03/gay-marriage-mother-in-court/
Title: Re: Lesbian charged with bigamy
Post by: Thundra on March 31, 2007, 03:32:08 PM
Post by: Thundra on March 31, 2007, 03:32:08 PM
QuoteDoesn't it just complicate things for all non-monogamous people?
Fer sure.
But there had always been an unwritten agreement between the str8 communities and the lesbian community to accomodate those women that wanted the security of a male spouse, and a woman on the side. Since her relationship with her female lover was not officially recognized, it had never been a problem.
But now, we have a whole new level of complexity, and perhaps legal wrangling based on this type of relationship. Plus, it allows a guy to jetison his wife if he catches her messing with a woman. In the past it was a wink-wink, nod-nod kind of deal. I mean, I don't know of any precedents where a guy could file for divorce based on infidelity if he caught his wife with another woman. Wouldn't he have been laughed out of court with that claim in the past?
Can you imagine the level of complexity if the wife gets caught with a woman that had transitioned? The legal status of the the transitioned person is kind of screwy in the law currently, so I am not sure how that would play out either?
It's an interesting new world, for sure.
Title: Re: Lesbian charged with bigamy
Post by: taru on April 01, 2007, 02:30:30 AM
Post by: taru on April 01, 2007, 02:30:30 AM
And it hasn't become a larger problem if they don't want to hold a ceremony to recognize it.
As I see it this is actually holding a registered partnership equal to marriage which is a good thing. Thus they treat trying to establish a registered partnership if one is already married the same as trying to marry a second person.
As I see it this is actually holding a registered partnership equal to marriage which is a good thing. Thus they treat trying to establish a registered partnership if one is already married the same as trying to marry a second person.
Title: Re: Lesbian charged with bigamy
Post by: AlwaysLauren on April 01, 2007, 05:23:33 PM
Post by: AlwaysLauren on April 01, 2007, 05:23:33 PM
I see this as a good sign. The law says a person cannot be married to two people at the same time. If this ceremony is violating the law, wouldn't that mean that this same sex marriage is as valid as the heterosexual one?
Looks like equality to me. I like it.
Looks like equality to me. I like it.