As you may know (or not), Austria will legalize gay marriage on Jan. 1, 2019.
But currently, gays/lesbians etc. have actually the superior and more modern partnership law which they can enter. This partnership law is almost identical to the hetero marriage law and even provides better legal standing for patchwork families etc. when compared with the traditional marriage law which is from the 1800s (but amended in the 1970s). The thing is that the partnership law is just not called "marriage".
So, Forum Gays ... would you enter a marriage (using the antiquated law), would you enter the civil union law (with a 21st century legal base), or would you wait for a proper reform later on so that the marriage law is "brought" into the 21st century as well, or would you not even consider marrying your partner because a formal marriage/union is not needed these days ?
For me:
Even though I'm not gay, I would not marry at all.
Could you elaborate on how the new civil union law is different from the old marriage law?
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