The reason for which couples of the same sex have not enjoyed the same protection as heterosexual couples has not been due to legislative oversight , but due to the legacy of severe prejudices which have traditionally existed against them and due to historic discrimination .
Причина , по которой однополые пары не могут чувствовать себя защищенными связана не с законодательным контролем , а с традиционно существующими предрассудками и исторической дискриминацией .