The nation of Hungary has taken a step forward granting marriage rights to same-sex couples. While this is historic there still is a gap of inequality that must be changed.
"These life partnerships will be guaranteed the same tax, employment, social and immigration benefits as heterosexual marriages. Gay couples will be barred from adopting children and taking their spouse's name"" (Caboodle).Hungarian LGBT organizations Hatter and Labrisz will continue to strive for full equality under the law.
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Another member of the union legalizes it, but I don't think that "taking their spouse's name" is a right, but something that should be abolished.
This is not gay marriage but "registered partnership". It's called marriage just as British civil partnerships are called marriage, but they are distinct legal structures!
They're barred from adoption? What nonsense. Here's half a civil right, enjoy!
Morons.
@ Issac: My wife and I have our names hyphenated, in the exact same order, and are proud to do so. Personally, I love how my full legal name screams "redneck woman who married a Russian," because that's what I am. Women in mixed-sex couples have all kinds of options now. (Men sometimes don't always, depending on state.) It's a good thing. Regardless of your feelings regarding this custom or what you would do, the important thing here is that same-sex couples, unlike mixed-sex couples, aren't *allowed* to make a *choice*.
Of course, adoption is a more important right. It galls me that that was tacked on. I hope that as more same-sex couples are seen and known and registered, the resistance will wear down.
Any kind of progress in the name of love is god anywhere. Thank you for the report, QU.
I prefer the Spanish tradition, coming from Ancient Rome, that name is long-life stable and invariable by marriage. Adoption or parenthood recognition may modify children's name, but not marriage.
I thought the Spanish tradition was to just keep adding names until the birth/baptismal certificate looks like a collection of random names: Maria Angela Raphaela Conchita Alonzo y Sotomayor de Bruguerra y Gimeno
sounds like a pretty important step forward.
bummer that they opted out of allowing adoption (for the time being) these things will change with time
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