When Guy Herrington and Jason Athen took their vows in Tofino five years ago, they had every intention of being married for life. Now the federal government is saying they may not be married at all.
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Seattle-based relationship columnist Dan Savage and his partner Terry Miller are one such couple. Savage and Miller were married in Vancouver in 2005. Same-sex marriage is not legal in Washington state, but the law there does recognize couples married in jurisdictions where it is legal as domestic partners. This status affords all the same rights, responsibilities and protections the state provides for married couples, Savage said.
“If we’re not legally married in Canada, we’re not domestic partners in Washington state, which means this memo from these lawyers potentially stripped Terry and I overnight of the protections and rights that we enjoyed for the last seven years,” he said. If the federal lawyer’s contention is, in fact, government policy, Savage noted that he and his partner would also not be considered married in Canada.
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Many gay rights organization in US state this announcement is not true. i don’t understand why it is being made.