Talk:Domestic Partnership Act 2018

Loaded term--does it actually "criminalize"?
I wonder if it's accurate to say that the act "re-criminalizes" same sex marriage. That implies that a same sex couple who "marry" have committed a crime. But if it simply says that the law doesn't recognize a marriage between two people of the same sex, then it's just a case of such a "marriage" not existing. Saying that the act "re-criminalizes" it implies that if two people of the same sex get married, they could face some charges and penalty; the term could suggest to the reader a level of harshness that isn't necessarily there. I sincerely doubt--someone correct me if I'm wrong--that the law goes so far as to say, if two men or two women SAY that they are married, they'll go to jail for saying so. Uporządnicki (talk) 12:11, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
 * It was made legal, then made illegal again. To my mind, that means recriminalising.  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 12:12, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
 * I agree. Illegal ≠ criminal. I'm raising this hook at WP:ERRORS. Best, Kevin ( aka L235 ·&#32; t ·&#32; c) 20:48, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
 * What it all sounds like to me is comparable to when some European countries legally abolished any sort of recognition of Nobility or noble titles. Many of the families affected still take it all very seriously.  They're not breaking the law just by professing to be Count of this or Prince of that.  It's just that under the law, it means nothing. Uporządnicki (talk) 23:16, 25 March 2018 (UTC)