LGBTQ+ News 10 Years On: Humanists UK reflects on Same-Sex Marriage Act coming into force 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 bri By Contributor • 3 min read
Features & Longread LGBT Humanists to celebrate its 45th anniversary in 2024 This year, LGBT Humanists celebrates a remarkable milestone – its 45th anniversary. For nearly half a century, its volunteers have been a driving force for LGBTQ+ rights, championing compassion, reason, and human rights across the country. But how did it all begin? LGBT Humanists’ story begins in 19 By Contributor • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Ban Conversion Therapy Bill gets first reading in Parliament A Bill to Ban Conversion Therapy had its first reading in Parliament yesterday (Monday, November 20), which was put forward by All-Party Parliamentary Humanist Group Vice Chair Baroness Burt of Solihull (Liberal Democrats). The Bill aims to put an end to discredited and harmful practices that claim By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Where’s ‘conversion therapy’? Controversial practice to be reportedly absent from King’s Speech A ban on so-called ‘conversion therapy’ will reportedly be absent from tomorrow’s King’s Speech and it now seems highly unlikely that a ban can be enacted before the next election despite the Government’s commitment to ban the practice five years ago. This reported omission comes after years of inac By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Sandi LGBTQ+ News Humanists UK launches new season of podcast with Sandi Toksvig calling for Church of England bishops to be removed from the House of Lords over continued opposition to same-sex marriage “I will not agree that in a democracy, you then get to vote my life out of the picture.” By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Humanists UK celebrates ten year anniversary of Same-Sex Marriage Act 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 foll By Graham Robson • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News Stephen Fry and Sandi Toksvig join LGBTQ+, sexual health and human rights groups to call for the immediate legal recognition of humanist marriages in England and Wales 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). By Graham Robson • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News Why should you pick a humanist wedding? With love in the air, and the first proper wedding season for two years getting into full swing, we ask James Thomas, Brighton-based LGBTQ+ wedding celebrant, the question: Why should we pick a humanist wedding? By Contributor • 1 min read
Community Humanists become first Northern Ireland member of Coalition Against Conversion Therapy Northern Ireland Humanists (NIH), alongside Humanists UK, becomes members of the Coalition against Conversion Therapy (CACT), a coalition of leading psychological, psychotherapeutic, and counselling organisations committed to ending conversion therapy, and who hope to extend the reach of its activit By Graham Robson • 3 min read
In The South Faith groups demand Government’s permission for homophobic teaching in English schools Humanists UK, the national charity working on behalf of non-religious people, reveal fundamentalist and fringe religious groups attempt to undermine the Government’s plans for relationships and sex education (RSE) in English schools by opposing teaching about same-sex relationships. By Besi • 5 min read
In The South Jersey recognises humanist and same-sex marriages Humanists UK led the campaign for recognition of humanist marriages and supported legal same-sex marriages as well. A tabled amendment to give religious business-owners the right to refuse good and services to same-sex couples was soundly defeated by a majority of States Assembly members. By Besi • 3 min read
General News 53% of Britons are non-religious, says latest BSA Survey The 34th annual British Social Attitudes Survey shows that non-religious people represent a clear majority of British people in 2017. This accounts for 53% of the general population, a new high for the non-religious population, which was previously estimated at 51% in 2014. By Besi • 3 min read
