![]() The way we see ourselves and the way we wish others to see us. ![]() That one word ‘married’ is crucial because it defines our relationship. (On gay marriage becoming legal in the UK) My LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual) hero is anyone that is brave enough to be who they are, and embrace it, and be proud of it – because it’s people like that that are able to encourage other people to do the same. It doesn’t matter in the slightest whether that love is for someone of your own sex or not… It must be understood that love comes first. To celebrate the anniversary of this important case and the upcoming Pride in London events this weekend, we’re bringing you some of the best quotes about equality in matters of love. Because of the Human Rights Act, the judges interpreted the law to include gay couples. The UK House of Lords (now the Supreme Court) said that the law discriminated against gay couples. When his partner Hugh died, Juan Godin-Mendoza used human rights to stop his landlord evicting him from the home he had shared with Hugh for 18 years. Had Juan been a woman, he would automatically have inherited Hugh’s right to be in flat. Today is the anniversary of a landmark gay rights case – Ghaidan v Godin-Mendoza – which clarified that gay people are to be treated equally in inheritance matters.
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