LGBTQ+ News LGBT+ History Month event hears moving testimony from Clare Phillips CBE, an openly gay brigadier who has served for 30 years in the army A senior soldier in the Armed Forces and an MP in the House of Commons told an LGBT+ History Month event at Speaker’s House of their relief that they no longer have to hide their sexuality. Until January 2000, thousands of LGBTQ+ forces’ personnel were dismissed or forced from service – and abandone By Graham Robson • 3 min read
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
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
Community News Momentum builds for London women’s march on Trump’s inauguration 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. By Gary Hart • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News Mansion House hosts Gala Dinner for Pride in London 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. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
