I have been optimistically awaiting legal reform introducing equality for same sex couples in Australia. I hate discrimination and double standards. Unfortunately, the new laws about de facto relationships, which enforce the same legal rights and responsibilities for same sex and opposite sex de facto couples as for heterosexual married couples, are fundamentally flawed and will have significant negative unintended consequences.
The legislation defines a de facto relationship as an opposite sex or same sex couple "living together on a genuine domestic basis". Closer examination reveals that the definitions of "de facto" and "living together" have been considerably widened from those currently in common usage. The SMH reports that:...Read Full Article»
