"Austria signed the Registered Partnership Act (EPG) into law over 1 year ago. This law was and is a necessary and important step towards legal recognition of homosexual couples. For the SoHo, it is now time that this law will be evaluated, "says Peter Traschkowitsch, chairman of the Vienna SoHo (social democracy and homosexuality) found.
"In the ongoing negotiations on an amendment to the Family Law BM Heinisch-Hosek has clarified quite right: Same-sex couples living in registered partnership should be forced to bear a common family name. The current system, namely to take 'only' a last name is discriminatory and should be changed as soon as possible, "says Traschkowitsch. "The question of the registry office is waiting for partnering in the sense of lesbians and gays of an Austria-wide, non-discriminatory solution."
"In the course of negotiations on the EPG, the SPÖ has called transitional provisions for the vesting in the event of death of the spouse or partner's pension rules. This was rejected by the ÖVP. The ÖVP also negated the life circumstances of lesbians and gays. Lesbians and gay men can not just be partnered for 10 years if they are the EPG until 2010 the possibility of partnering. We will take the initiative to set up an internal working group to develop transition rules. "
Traschkowitsch he concluded: "The EPG is for us a very important step, but only an intermediate step towards the complete opening of marriage for same-sex couples. This also means that the existing marriage laws must be reformed. "
Source: SoHo
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