Dénia judge told again she must carry out the marriage of two British gay men

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Dénia judge told again she must carry out the marriage of two British gay men
By h.b. - Jun 5, 2008 - 8:23 PM
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Judge Laura Alabau has consistently refused to carry out gay and lesbian marriages.
The Government is once again forcing the Dénia judge, Laura Alabau to carry out the wedding for two gay British men which she refused to do last March.

Judicial sources told the Información newspaper that the General Direction of the Registry has allowed the appeal presented to it by the Alicante Prosecutors’ Office against the Magistrate, and ruled that there is no legal impediment to stop the marriage being carried out.

Laura Alabau had claimed that she could not carry out the wedding as gay marriage does not exist in the United Kingdom.
She has already been fined for criticising an earlier resolution which obliged her to carry out gay marriages, and was the first magistrate in Spain to make an appeal to the Constitutional Court against homosexual marriage, after refusing to marry a couple of lesbians. That was thrown out on the basis that the judge was not competent to place the claim.

Another similar claim to the Constitutional Court presented by the opposition Partido Popular remains pending.

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Comments

Charlotte
05 Jun 2008, 21:16

Marriage is a basic civil right that should be attainable by all citizens if they choose. For those who are uncomfortable with gay marriage check out our short produced to educate & defuse the controversy. It has a way of opening closed minds & provides some sanity on the issue: www.OUTTAKEonline.com

patrick
05 Jun 2008, 21:23

The judge should carry out what is the law even though it seems to be clearly against her own principles which I agree with her on and can sympathise with her for. It's not her fault that Spain is now such a Liberal country that it makes it acceptable and normal for 2 so-called "men" to sodomise each other is it? If they prefer a hairy arse to a furry-ring, that's their problem?

Marbella
05 Jun 2008, 21:39

Patrick, you clearly do not have relationsships out of love, you only care about where you shove your dick in. Have a nice life.

bob
06 Jun 2008, 06:59

I think Patrick should care about where he shoves his dick. That sounds a bit like self preservation.
I, on the other-hand, wonder when marriage between a man and sheep will be ratified. I only speak for those lonely souls that have found their true love with our four legged, furry, friends. After all, its all about love. Correct, Marbella?
Call your local government representative and share this sad story before another sheep/man union is squandered.

Er_Guiri
06 Jun 2008, 12:39

Bob, you worry me (although i understand what you're pointing out, and the comparisons are disgusting) What this goes to show (plus a whole load of other articles on spanish judges) is the amount of conservative-minded people working as judges in Spain: and they don't have to be of a certain age! this woman is no older that 30-35 years! This is where the judicial system breaks down: young people with no experience, but who think the old values should come back. Scary!
Anyway, two men or two women can live toghether and raise a family they'll probably do it much better moraly and value-wise that most hetero families! i.e. most homosexuals are progress-friendly, which is what we all need to do: look to the future!

bob
06 Jun 2008, 18:40

Wow, Er. Spanish judges should not be conservative minded. News alert! The judicial system is broken because there are judges with different political/religious view points.
Now lets get out there and verify the lefty-ness of our judges before its too late!
You frighten me. Your socialist facism is showing.

bob
06 Jun 2008, 18:54

By the way, what morals and values do homosexual couples profess that us simple, backward, hetrosexual couples not understand?
Just a question, you know. I wouldnt want to, not accept your viewpoint for fear that you might want to put me in the gulag. I'm sure that, with your ideals, I will not be able to express any dissent for fear of being hung in the public square for not being politically correct. (with the help of your, Marxist only, judge rule of course.)

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