The first same-sex marriages took place just after midnight on 29 March 2014, despite the Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Act receiving Royal Assent on 17 July 2013. The Act’s primary aim was to allow for marriages of same-sex couples across England and Wales, and Humanists UK was a leading voice in bringing about this pivotal change. It […]
“I will not agree that in a democracy, you then get to vote my life out of the picture.”
Humanists UK, a leading voice in the campaign for same-sex marriage, is today celebrating the ten year anniversary of the Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Act, which received Royal Assent on 17 July 2013. The Act’s primary aim was to allow for marriages of same-sex couples, which came into force the following year.
Sandi Toksvig and Stephen Fry have led LGBTQ+ groups and activists in calling on the UK Government to grant legal recognition to humanist marriages in England and Wales immediately, in an open letter published today (Tuesday, April 18).
Thousands are expected to join The Women’s March on London on Saturday 21 January, as part of a wave of international action timed to take place on the first day of Donald Trump’s US Presidency.
Over 300 leading members of London’s business community and their guests showed their support for the LGBT+ community at the annual event that raises funds for Pride in London.
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