... Act 2004 which provided an almost equal status to gays and lesbian as offered to the married couples. Nevertheless, this essay will focus on the amendments brought by the Civil Partnership Act 2004 and the main arguments as to whether a similar status should be given to heterosexual cohabitants or not. Section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988 introduced the modern history of lesbians and gay men in the United Kingdom. It restricted local authorities to promote the teaching of the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship and also not to promote homosexuality by publishing different materials intentionally.5 This s.28 was later abolished by the Local Government Act 2003 and there was no more restriction on promoting the acceptability of homosexuality.6 The Civil Partnership Act was then enacted in 2004 which became law on 5th of December 20057, and gave a status to civil partners through which they ...

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