Our Valentine’s Day wish is for ‘Equal Love‘. We seek love equality. All couples who love each other should be treated equally and without discrimination. This means an end to the twin legal bans on same-sex civil marriages and opposite-sex civil partnerships. Every couple should have the option of a civil marriage or a civil […]
Posts Tagged ‘Gay Rights’
Being gay is a class act
Jan 1st, 2012 by Owen Jones.Recently, a close straight friend made a slightly startling, off-hand comment. “Being gay is more common among middle-class people, isn’t it?” He hadn’t thought it through and, when I challenged him, he felt a bit silly. But he was merely expressing a commonly held prejudice – that there’s something a little bit bourgeois about rolling around with […]
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Gay-Muslim unity against hate in Tower Hamlets
Sep 26th, 2011 by Lutfur Rahman.I had the opportunity to speak at the East London Gay Pride event on Saturday. Taking to the stage, I made it clear that our LGBT residents are part and parcel of the Tower Hamlets Community. I talked of how important our togetherness, and our unity in diversity, is in our efforts to remain One Tower Hamlets – a […]
