A couple has launched a legal challenge against the ban on heterosexual civil partnerships.
Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Kaeidan reject traditional marriage on the grounds it is sexist and want to register their union in a civil ceremony.
The couple launched a judicial review after trying to hold a ceremony at Chelsea Town Hall, where they were turned away because the Civil Partnership Act only applies to same-sex
couples.
Ms Steinfeld said: "We see ourselves as partners and we are seeking a social institution that will express how we see each other. There are still sexist trappings to weddings: there's only space for the father to sign on the registry form."
