Two-hundred-seventy-three gay couples began preparing to enter civil partnerships in Ireland as a new law came on line Tuesday. The Republic of Ireland’s civil partnerships law came into force in January but a three-month waiting period pushed the first couples’ nuptials back until this week.
Kieran Rose of the gay rights group Gay and Lesbian Equality Network (GLEN) said the ceremonies were a “very significant advance.”
“Lesbian and gay couples have been waiting for years to have their relationships recognized and protected by the state,” Rose said. Dubliners Barry Dignam and Hugh Walsh were the first couple to celebrate a civil partnership on Tuesday.
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Gay couples on the Isle of Man will be able to participate in civil partnerships from next week, as the law surrounding same-sex unions was officially changed today.
The law on same sex marriages is about to change on the Isle of Man. Just 20 years ago it was a criminal offence to be gay here, but from next month same sex couples will be able to share the same rights as married couples.
