"As a straight woman, why shouldn't I have a civil partnership?" theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

From the comments: "Straight people can already have a civil partnership. All they have to do is get a partner of the same sex." Tee-hee!

@StephFarnsworth @Rob71350 Haha. Aye, which is why it made me chuckle. They were joking, I hasten to add. :)

“Trying in vain to hold back the tide of equality”: Northern Ireland's block on marriage equality faces legal action theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/a…

#EqualMarriageNI The Hansard report of yesterday's discussion on #equalmarriage is now online niassembly.gov.uk/Assembly-Busin…

Today's mission: read up on the #spousalveto. sarahlizzy.com/blog/?p=154 Then, let your MP know how rubbish it is. writetothem.com

The Scottish Government have issued a new (very technical) update on the implementation of the #equalmarriage Act: equality-network.org/wp-content/upl…

In this story Christian Institute admits churches are free to refuse to marry same-sex couples. pinknews.co.uk/2014/05/15/uk-…

.@mikefreermp announced before Easter that Chris Grayling was receiving submissions on equal marriage, including #spousalveto.

So @mikefreermp has kindly offered to collate submissions on #spousalveto and hand them to Chris Grayling in person.

So if you have views on #spousalveto, please let Chris Grayling AND @mikefreermp know as soon as poss.

Government insisting that the 2013 Act means there is only one kind of marriage. But #spousalveto depends on changing from one type to other

Although #samesex civil partnerships can be converted to #marriage, #spousalveto still in place for #trans theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2… #marriage

The full report on the future of Civil Partnerships is available from here: gov.uk/government/con…

Looks like The Christian Institute loved the results of the CP consultation so much, they made a little graph! christian.org.uk/news/govt-reje…

Fee to be waived for couples converting a #civilpartnership to a marriage p.ink.cx/VgV5fZ #EqualMarriage #LGBTQ #News

Good news about the free conversions from CP to marriage, but don't forget the #spousalveto. Write to your MP. writetothem.com

@Rob71350 That's true actually. I haven't seen the consultation for that, have you?

@Rob71350 Aye. Not many people have ever really cared for CPs though, so it's not surprising.

RETWEET IF YOU SUPPORT GAY MARRIAGE but are tired of all-caps tweets demanding you retweet them & erasing bisexuals in similar-sex couples.