George Fights to Lift the Ban
Thu 10th Dec 2009
Despite ground-breaking legislation in 2004 which allowed same sex partners to enter a civil partnership together, homosexual and lesbian couples still do not have the right to marry in the UK. While thousands of couples have exercised their right to a civil partnership, giving them the same tax and kin-rights that the institution of marriage allows, marriage remains a distant dream for many long term couples and single people hoping to commit to one another in the future. LGBT National Youth Council, an organisation which advocates and represents the views of lesbian, homosexual, bi-sexual and transgender people, has started a groundbreaking campaign, ‘M.E 2’, to call on the Government to amend current legislation which would not only give same sex couples the right to marry, but mixed sex couples the right to a civil partnership, if they do not feel they want to get married. On campaigning for the issue, George Foulkes said: “It’s about time same sex couples had the same rights as the rest of us, and I think our generation need to be the ones to really do something about it. “Since 1967 the UK has made great progress in regards to gay rights, and I think our culture has really embraced that. Gay people should be treated equally as we should all be entitled to basic human rights. Marriage is one of those rights. I continue to enjoy being married after many years, and I hope other people can too. “I’m delighted to be backing the M.E 2 campaign, and although the road to equality for everyone, particularly the gay community, has been hard and often hurtful, it is something which must be done.”
Tags: , , , .
Accessibility | Privacy | Site map
The costs of this website have been met out of parliamentary resources
© George Foulkes MSP