New Civil Unions Decrease as UK Gay/Lesbian Couples Wait for Marriage

The number of civil partnerships formed by same-sex couples in the UK fell by nearly a fifth last year, the Office for National Statistics said today. Gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell said the 18% drop – from 8,728 in 2007 to 7,169 – was expected as the demand for such ceremonies receded. A total of 33,956 partnerships between gay couples have been formed since the law first allowed them in December 2005. The fall in England and Wales, where 6,588 partnerships were formed last year, was 17%; in Scotland 24% and in Northern Ireland 23%, the provisional figures reveal. Full Story from The Guardian

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