] In its present form, the bill gives same-sex couples who
] live together in long-term relationships legal rights
] similar to those heterosexual couples enjoy.
]
] At the moment gay people may have no claim on the
] property they share if their partner dies and they are
] not registered as a legal owner.

I'm interested to see how this plays out in the U.K. It's also intriguing how they're trying to extend it to cover siblings.