The Fourie Case
2005
Minister of Home Affairs and Another v Fourie and Another; Lesbian and Gay Equality Project and Others v Minister
The right of same-sex couples to marry
The first big issue in this case was whether same sex couples had the right to say ‘I marry you’ or whether they were simply entitled to have their relationships regulated by law as civil unions. The second was, if they had the right to use the ‘M’ word [Marriage], should that right start immediately by the Court itself writing the gender-neutral word ‘spouse’ into the Marriage Act? Or should Parliament be given a year to
