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Love is Great Britain (Source: British Consulate General)
Love is Great Britain
(Source: British Consulate General)
(Source: British Consulate General)
As part of the Love is GREAT campaign, the UK government will participate in local Pride events in 10 cities across the US to highlight the clain to be the champion of LGBT equality and a global leader in human rights across policy, business, arts and culture, and tourism.
To celebrate this, between June and October 2016, the British Embassy Washington, the UK Mission to the UN, and each of the eight British Consulates will participate in marches and events in their consular regions ““ Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Salt Lake City, and San Francisco.
To celebrate this, between June and October 2016, the British Embassy Washington, the UK Mission to the UN, and each of the eight British Consulates will participate in marches and events in their consular regions ““ Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Salt Lake City, and San Francisco.
The UK is the first foreign government to participate in Pride on such a significant scale. This will be the British Embassy's fourth year participating in DC's Capital Pride; in 2015 the British Ambassador was the first-ever Ambassador to walk in the parade.
In 2015, the UK received the highest score in Europe for LGBTI rights, with 86% progress toward 'respect of human rights and full equality,' according to the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association.
In 2015, the UK received the highest score in Europe for LGBTI rights, with 86% progress toward 'respect of human rights and full equality,' according to the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association.
The country has had civil partnerships for over a decade, and equal marriage passed in 2014, under the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013. In 2002, same-sex couples were granted equal rights to adopt. Since 2005, transgender people can change their legal gender in the UK, granting them a new birth certificate and affording them full legal recognition of their acquired sex. Today, there are 35 LGB MPs in the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which in 2016, was the most in any parliament around the world.
Source : British Consulate General
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