Brian, how then do you treat adoptions?
Eliz
Not Today and Not without a Fight
(Anon)
For all that has been, thanks.
For all that will be, yes.
(Dag Hammarskjold)
On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 2:10 PM, Brian L. Lightfoot <
br...@the-lightfoots.com> wrote:
> There is no genealogy in same-sex marriages thus there are no same-sex
> marriages in genealogy.
>
> If you want something for recording people, their lives and their
> relationships, it's called a diary.
>
>
> Brian in CA
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: singhals [mailto:singh...@erols.com]
> Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2013 10:16 AM
> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Same Sex Partnerships/Marriages
>
> Most two-sex marriages these days aren't "life-long" either, though.
>
> My not needing the ability to add same-sex relationships doesn't mean
> someone else won't need it, and I can always not-use it if it's there.
>
> If someone's keeping count, here's a "it might be a nice option" vote.
>
> Cheryl
>
> Ellen wrote:
> > I do not record relationships of couples who do not marry. I also do
> > not record all know "best friends" or "pets" or anything else except
> > for Church recognized marriages. If you want that, that is your
> > option. From the studies that I have seen and from all of the rare
> > same-sex pairs that I have known, same-sex relationships typically are
> > not "life-long".
> > Not everyone wants Legacy to make this possible, but it sounds like
> > they might have with the below info. I support them in not adding this
> > as a feature. Legacy hears from the few who want it far more often
> > than those of us who are grateful for it not being there.
> >
> > God bless,
> > Ellen
> >
> > On Dec 20, 2013, at 5:03 AM, Kathy Thompson wrote:
> >
> >> Only problem is, this work-around doesn't "stick".
> >> It dissappears with updates and it seems to disappear between program
> >> loads as well.
> >>
> >> Need something more permanent in light of today's society and the
> >> legality of gay marriage in many countries today - heck even without
> >> gay marriage being legal, we should respect and record the life-long
> >> partnerships that two people had - we do it for men and women who
> >> don't marry, we should be able to do it for same-sex relationships as
> >> well
> >>
> >> Please don't start on gay rights - I'm mearly putting my two cents
> >> forward that this feature is something that is needed for accuracy in
> >> recording people, their lives and their relationships.
> >>
> >>
> >> On 20 December 2013 07:00, Sherry/Support
> >> <she...@legacyfamilytree.com <mailto:she...@legacyfamilytree.com>>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> No - but there is an extensive work-around if you're
> >> comfortable with using Access. It's in the KB on our
> >> website
> >>
> >> http://support.legacyfamilytree.com/article/AA-00549/14/Tips-and-How-
> >> Tos/Same-sex-couples.html
> >>
> >>
> >> Sincerely,
> >> Sherry
> >> Technical Support
> >> Legacy Family Tree
>
>
>
>
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