I think this may be a religious issue for Legacy. The LDS church is very much against gay-anything so they're hanging onto that view. Just a guess.
JL Beeken JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists http://www.jgen.ws/jlog/ On 7/9/2012 2:08 PM, Ian GARDENER wrote: > Hi, > > I'm personally not a big fan of gay "marriage" but that's just me. As you > point out, it is the world we live in and many of us are also recording > today's information for future generations and sadly, Legacy is indeed > failing to keep up in that regard. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: ArdenholmeGenealogy [mailto:geneal...@ardenholme.co.uk] > Sent: Monday, 9 July 2012 6:15 PM > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Same sex "marriage". > > Hi Rich > > I too would be interested to know how you have done it, just tried it myself > and was curious how you bypassed the restrictions on the automatic > male/female when you add the “husband/wife†to the person. > > Ian, I wholeheartedly support you in that Legacy needs to be forward thinking > in including today’s society and not yesterday’s. I have many friends who > are gay and have been living with their partners for many years that we no > longer bat an eyelid to these things. One of those friends has been > researching his family history for over 30 years and it would be a real shame > if he came across Legacy (I’m sure others have) and finds that it doesn’t > support same sex relationships. If the Government accept civil marriages, > I’m sure designers and programmers at Legacy are too! ☺ > > Many thanks, > > Jemima > > From: Ian GARDENER [mailto:ijg3...@gmail.com] > Sent: 09 July 2012 01:49 > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Same sex "marriage". > > Hi, > > Yes please. By all accounts it’s not possible but people find a way ☺ > > Cheers > > Ian GARDENER > From: Richard Falzini [mailto:rfalz...@yahoo.com] > Sent: Monday, 9 July 2012 4:08 AM > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Same sex "marriage". > > Hello I also have some openly gay members in my family, and when I added my > sister in law and her partner I was able to list both as female, and I listed > them as married as they had a civil marriage. > > then I listed that they had no children > > It was pretty simple for me to add her and my other gay family > > If you have trouble perhaps I can re investigate how I added them and pass my > findings on to you. > > Kindest regards, > Rich > > ________________________________________ > From: Ian GARDENER<ijg3...@gmail.com> > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Sent: Sunday, July 8, 2012 1:54 PM > Subject: [LegacyUG] Same sex "marriage". > > Hi, > > I’ve come across a living relative who would like to be included in the > family tree, she is openly gay& would like her life partner acknowledged > too. How is this best achieved in Legacy? > > If I input a spouse it demands that it be male. > > They are not actually married as its not legal here but I cannot even show > them as defacto. For the sake of the question assume they DO have a child > (I’m not sure yet). > > > Second question- she has had three surnames. Her birth name, her acquired > surname from a very young age& her “married†name. Is there any way to > order these correctly? > Pity there’s no way to make individual notes against each surname. > > > > Cheers > > Ian GARDENER > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2178 / Virus Database: 2437/5121 - Release Date: 07/09/12 > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). 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