Luiz 4,253 Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 WASHINGTON -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel has no plans to push for the legalization of same-s-x marriage, despite the overwhelming support of a marriage equality referendum in Ireland last week.Germany has had civil partnerships for same-s-x couples since 2001, but it remains one of the only countries in Western Europe where gays and lesbians cannot legally wed.On Wednesday, Merkel's coalition agreed to make what Reuters called "small changes" to the civil partnerships rules. For example, the words "life partner" will be included instead of just "spouse." But the chancellor's spokesman said Germany will not be following in Ireland's footsteps anytime soon."Today was an important milestone in dismantling discrimination and the chancellor is pleased about that," Merkel spokesman Steffen Seibert told Reuters. "But same-s-x marriages are not a goal of this government."Last week, Irish citizens voted in a landslide to change the country's constitution to define marriage as a union "by two persons without distinction as to their s-x." The vote made Ireland the first country to approve marriage equality in a popular national vote.Calls for Germany to move forward on marriage equality picked up after the Irish vote."You would think what the Irish Catholics can do, we could do, too," Jens Spahn, an openly gay politician from Merkel's center-right Christian Democratic Union, told Die Welt.“If the US Supreme Court rules soon on gay marriage the way the Irish people have, that will raise the question of why Germany is living in the 20th century on this issue and not the 21st,” added Volker Beck, a Green Party member, in an interview with the Irish Times.Polls also show that approximately 75 percent of the German public supports same-s-x marriage.But Merkel's CDU remains opposed to pushing for legalization over fears that it could upset voters on the right. And the chancellor has long held that same-s-x unions should not be called marriage."I personally want to preserve the privileged tax position of marriages because our constitution envisions marriage and family as being directly related and both are placed under the special protection of the institutional framework," Merkel said in 2012, referring to a proposal to extend tax breaks to same-s-x partners. "At the same time I think it is correct for us to have provided the same rights in some areas to registered homos-xual partnerships as marriage, like in inheritance taxes or in public services law."http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/27/angela-merkel-marriage-equality_n_7454090.html?ir=India&adsSiteOverride=in full story I disapprove of what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melech 9,900 Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Not suprising Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonsterForLife 407 Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Great. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersonic 49,376 Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Get yo sh*t together Flopgela Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serendipity 7,821 Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 I'm beginning to unlike Angela these days See talent here-->http://bit.ly/2eqeUxK Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop 4,541 Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 She's an awful woman. The Taylor Brigade: KNOCKOUT Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwontell 7,312 Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Not a surprise...Merkel is a politician after all...what actually surprises me is that Germany's judiciary, being so progressive (in general terms), has not made it legal yet (that's what happened here in Brazil, for exemple)... ATTENTION: (bad) jokes and sarcasm are still a thing, so don't take everything I say literally. Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pharamon 6,839 Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 I never liked her Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkchylde 14,857 Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Just ****ing give europe to the swedish already, the rest of us, we don't deserve it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDi 1,495 Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Just ****ing give europe to the swedish already, the rest of us, we don't deserve it. the heroes of our time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melech 9,900 Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Just ****ing give europe to the swedish already, the rest of us, we don't deserve it.No thank you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azor Ahai 18,861 Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Not very surprising ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziva 193 Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 That's really disappointing! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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