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Gay Pride Events 2020

Post author By Gay Adult Chat Team
Post date Friday 13th March 2020

Due to Covid-19, a lot of these Pride events are and will be cancelled. Please use the links to check with each individual event.

Whether you enjoy going to regular pride events or this is your first time, here’s a list of UK gay pride events throughout 2020 to add to your calendar!

January

31^st – Winter Pride

February

21^st – 23^rd – Student Pride

March

April

25^th – Hampshire Pride

25^th – 26^th– Bury Pride

May

2^nd – Swansea Pride

2^nd – Exeter Pride

23^rd-24^th – Birmingham Pride

30^th – Northumberland Pride

30^th – Oxford Pride

June

5^th – 6^th – Blackpool Pride

6^th – 7^th – Bradford Pride

6^th – York Pride

6^th – Eastleigh Pride

13^th-14^th – Coventry Pride

13^th – Edinburgh Pride

13^th – Colchester Pride

13^th – Salisbury Pride

20^th – Essex Pride

27^th – Dublin Pride

20^th – Exmouth Pride

20^th – The Pink Picnic (Salford Pride)

20^th – Pride in the Park (Crewe)

27^th – Pride in London

July

4^th– Fife Pride

11^th – Bristol Pride

11^th – Worthing Pride

10^th-12^th – Sparkle Weekend (Manchester)

14^th – Barnsley Pride

17^th – 19th – Northern Pride (Newcastle)

18^th – Croydon Pride

18^th – Eastbourne Pride

18^th – Southend Pride

18^th-19^th – Weston-Super-Mare Pride

19^th – Chesterfield Pride

20^th – Happy Valley Pride (Hebden Bridge)

25^th – Pride in Hull

25^th – Norwich Pride

25^th – West Lothian Pride

26^th – Stockport Pride

August

1^st – 2^nd – Brighton Pride

2^nd – Leeds Pride

8^th – Chester Pride

8^th – Pride in Surrey

8^th – Swindon & Wiltshire Pride

8^th – Margate Pride

8^th – Wigan Pride

8^th – Doncaster Pride

9^th – Wakefield Pride

15^th – Tunbridge Wells Pride

22^nd – Warwickshire Pride

22^nd – Herts Pride

28^th – 31^st – Manchester Pride

28^th – 30^th – Pride Cymru

29^th – Cornwall Pride

29^th – Foyle Pride

September

5^th – Reading Pride

5^th – Basildon Pride

5^th – Derby Pride

5^th – Totnes Pride

12^th – Milton Keynes Pride

12^th – Pride in Gloucestershire

19^th – Worcestershire Pride

26^th – Cumbria Pride

October

November

December

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Gay marriage bill: Lords to debate ‘wrecking amendment’

Post author By Gay Adult Chat Team
Post date Monday 3rd June 2013

A “wrecking amendment” which seeks to derail the gay marriage bill will be debated in the House of Lords later.

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The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill for England and Wales would allow couples, who can currently form civil partnerships, to marry. Religious organisations would have to “opt in” to offering weddings, with the Church of England and Church in Wales being banned in law from doing so.

Ministers believe that allowing same-sex couples to marry will strengthen marriage as an institution.

Last week, former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey warned same-sex marriage would set a “dangerous precedent” which could lead to sibling marriage or polygamy. In an article for think tank Civitas, he said did not want to be “alarmist”, but said it could logically be extended to “say, two sisters bringing up children together” or “multiple relationships, such as two women and one man”.

“Ultimately, the proposed legalisation of same-sex marriage represents a paradigm shift in our understanding of marriage,” he said.

Mr Cameron hopes the bill will become law soon and that the first ceremonies can take place by next summer.

The Scottish government has confirmed it will introduce a bill shortly to allow same-sex marriage.

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Splits expected as MPs prepare to debate gay marriage

Post author By Gay Adult Chat Team
Post date Monday 20th May 2013

Splits expected as MPs prepare to debate gay marriage

Plans to legalise same-sex marriage in England and Wales return to the Commons later, amid continuing opposition from some Conservative activists and MPs.

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The Marriage Bill was approved by a 225-vote majority when it was last debated by MPs in February, but nearly half of all Tories voted against it and many party activists remain deeply opposed to it in principle. Some critics have tabled an amendment saying heterosexual couples should be able to have civil partnerships.

But ministers call this a “complicated distraction” which may delay the bill.

David Cameron has said the bill would help build a stronger and fairer society, and the bill also has the backing of the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Labour Leader Ed Miliband.

Far from being a wrecking measure, some of the strongest support for my amendment to extend civil partnerships comes from the biggest supporters of same-sex marriage in the Labour and Lib Dem parties” – Tim Loughton MP

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New Zealand legalises same-sex marriage!

Post author By Gay Adult Chat Team
Post date Wednesday 17th April 2013

New Zealand’s parliament has legalised same-sex marriage, the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to do so

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Despite opposition from Christian lobby groups, lawmakers have approved the bill, amending the 1995 marriage act! The bill passed with a huge majority, 77 votes in favour compared to the 44 votes against. Hundreds of gay rights advocates celebrated outside parliament after the bill was passed, they called it a milestone for equality. (The image above shows people gathering in bars and clubs to celebrate the results.)

People watching from the public gallery and some lawmakers immediately broke into song, singing the New Zealand love song “Pokarekare Ana”, AP news agency reported.

Labour MP Louisa Wall, who introduced the legislation, said. – “In our society, the meaning of marriage is universal – it’s a declaration of love and commitment to a special person.” “Nothing could make me more proud to be a New Zealander than passing this bill,” she added.

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