For the purpose of clarification a civil partnership is not a marriage. Marriage is a formal and legal relationship enjoyed by a man and a woman only.
Civil Partnerships are an arrangement by two people who by law are not related or entitled to be married and are of the same sex. Many of the privileges accorded to married people are conferred upon the two partners in a civil partnership, in order that they may organise their personal affairs so as to legally protect the other partner's interests, particularly in the event of death.
Despite the popular press attempting to blur the distinction between the two 'social' contracts, none more so than in the high-profile entertainment industry, marriage remains uniquely a girl/boy relationship.
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