| It's all systems go in the Highlands for
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| | fairness as well, won the day. On 17th
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| wedding planners and
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| | August, at another
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| wedding venues alike. On 21st December,
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| | meeting of the Highland Council
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| this year, Civil
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| | Resources Committee, the
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| Partnerships between same sex couples -
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| | following was approved:"a) that Civil
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| commonly known as Gay
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| | Partnerships in Highland be registered in
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| Weddings - will be permitted throughout
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| | Registration Offices or in other
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| the UK. Already, some
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| | locations agreed for the
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| Scottish wedding planners report
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| | purpose subject to checks, where
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| considerable interest from the
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| | appropriate, to establish any
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| gay and lesbian communities for the
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| | health and safety issues which might
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| traditional 'kilt and
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| | affect staff in respect of
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| bagpipes' wedding in a Highland castle
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| | alternative locationsb) that
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| or a luxury hotel.But the arrival of
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| | Registration takes the form of a simple
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| equality in the wedding aisle north of
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| | registration, or
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| the
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| | a ceremony as requested by the
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| border has not been without its hiccups.
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| | partners"And so, Scottish gay weddings
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| As The Press and
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| | websites are up and running,
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| Journal reported on 4th August:
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| | advertising campaigns have started, and
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| "Highland councillors have
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| | wedding venues are
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| recommended registrars only perform a
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| | having to think through the services
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| basic registration - the
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| | they offer to same sex
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| absolute minimum required by the
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| | couples after years of catering only to
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| legislation..."Not surprisingly this
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| | heteros. It will be
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| perceived homophobia caused an uproar in
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| | interesting and not a little exciting to
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| the gay and lesbian community, and among
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| | see how they all fare.
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| politicians at the
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| | Whatever happens, the average Scot,
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| national level. Intensive lobbying of
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| | Lowlander or Highlander,
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| the council began.Other Scottish local
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| | will be only too ready, willing and able
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| authorities reacted differently. Perth
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| | to toast the happy
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| and
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| | couple with a wee dram of single malt.
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| Kinross, Angus, Aberdeenshire, Argyll
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| | Slainte!Charlie Taylor lives in Glasgow
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| and Bute, Moray and
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| | and is a founder member of Gay
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| Aberdeen City Councils, for example, all
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| | Weddings In Scotland and
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| announced their
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| | its parent company Highland Country
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| unqualified acceptance of the spirit of
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| | Weddings Ltd
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| the Civil Partnershp
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| Act, as well as its letter.The lobbying
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| | Visit either website for free, no
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| process, and some would say common sense
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| | obligation discussion about
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| and
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| | your wedding plans and free quote.
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