Civil partnerships become law in the Isle of Man

 

The Isle of Man, home to the world's oldest parliament, is now the newest country to grant same-sex couples the right to civil partnerships. Reports the UK’s leading gay newspaper, PinkPaper.

Now, after years of campaigning for marriage rights for same-sex couples in the Isle of Man, Humanists are celebrating their success.

Gay and lesbian couples gain the right to civil partnership thanks to a new law signed in the Tynwald, the Manx parliament, on March 15, 2011. As with civil partnerships in the UK, the new law gives civil partners the same rights as married couples regarding inheritance, pensions and tax allowances. The law comes into effect on 6 April 2011.

Civil partnerships become law in the Isle of Man - PinkPaper.com