As an American, it’s really weird hearing (blanket statement repeated ad nauseum) how liberal Europe is while seeing countries only just now legalizing marriage. And I realize that the U.S. only defends marriage at a federal level because our courts decided it was a constitutional protection.
It’s a common mistake. The European Union is more liberal because it needs to be to fulfil it’s purpose. The individual countries are more liberal at government level to get that sweet funding. Internally however, we were pretty much conservative until recent years. Then the older generations started to change and only now do the doors start to open. Kind of.
The current state of affairs isn’t helping much.
IDK how it is in other EU countries, but before we had same sex marriage, we had registered partnerships, with all the same legal rights and benefits as marriage. The only difference was that it wasn’t called a marriage. Now it’s called marriage also for same sex couples, so that last tiny difference is finally gone.
Does that reflect same sex partnerships in USA? Like visits to hospitals that require marriage was NEVER an issue here. Is that still discriminated against in USA, just to harass a minority?
As an American, it’s really weird hearing (blanket statement repeated ad nauseum) how liberal Europe is while seeing countries only just now legalizing marriage. And I realize that the U.S. only defends marriage at a federal level because our courts decided it was a constitutional protection.
I believe this particular comment was in reference to ancient Grecian pederasty, not modern day European leftism, but I know what you mean.
It’s a common mistake. The European Union is more liberal because it needs to be to fulfil it’s purpose. The individual countries are more liberal at government level to get that sweet funding. Internally however, we were pretty much conservative until recent years. Then the older generations started to change and only now do the doors start to open. Kind of.
The current state of affairs isn’t helping much.
IDK how it is in other EU countries, but before we had same sex marriage, we had registered partnerships, with all the same legal rights and benefits as marriage. The only difference was that it wasn’t called a marriage. Now it’s called marriage also for same sex couples, so that last tiny difference is finally gone.
Does that reflect same sex partnerships in USA? Like visits to hospitals that require marriage was NEVER an issue here. Is that still discriminated against in USA, just to harass a minority?