UK. A campaign aimed at overturning the ban on heterosexual
couples entering into civil partnerships has gained ground despite defeat at
the court of appeal, equal rights supporters have claimed. By a narrow two-to-one decision, the three judges decided to
allow the government more time to review the law that prevents opposite-sex
couples from taking advantage of civil partnership arrangements. The ruling is a setback for the case launched
in 2014 by two
Londoners, Rebecca Steinfeld, 35, and Charles Keidan, 40, who reject
traditional marriage on the grounds that it is a “sexist” and “patriarchal”
institution. But Steinfeld and Keidan said they planned to take their challenge
to the supreme court if the law was not changed by the government or amended by
MPs in parliament. Read more at theguardian.com
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