One Day

That’s how long the civil partnership of gay couple Matthew Roche (46) and Christopher Cramp (37) lasted. And before you jump to conclusions, the reason that it only lasted a day is because Matthew died of cancer yesterday. But it was important to them both that their love and committment to each other be acknowledged by the society in which they lived. Recognition of basic human dignity matters to people. That’s an affirmation of the institution of marriage, not its undermining. Pity that some are so blind that they cannot see that.