Straight People Can't Get Civil Unions in England 6.91K Richard Lawson 11/24/10 02:07PM Filed to: Marriage Marriage England The Gays the straights the UK Tweetg A young heterosexual British couple who wanted a legal commitment without all the brouhaha of a marriage has been denied a civil partnership, as only gays are eligible to apply for them in the UK. Separater and thus equaler?