You will note the complete lack of efforts directed to enacting legal bans on recognizing them. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
«Despite proclaiming that the legalisation of same - sex civil marriage is driven by the principle of equality, the government's forthcoming legislation will retain the inequality of the current legal ban on heterosexual civil partnerships,» Tatchell said. (politics.co.uk)
It gives the power to lift that arbitrary legal ban to Ontario's unelected and unaccountable Chief Electoral Officer.» (slaw.ca)