growing up, Lisa I never thought she would get married. She, who is gay, had not even considered the possibility of her wedding. And in 2014, she finally won the legal right for same-sex couples to marry in England and Wales. Lisa and her partner tracythey were among the first to do so.
Liberal Democratic Party politician Lynn Featherstone To tell hannah moore Why did she champion marriage equality during the coalition government? She recalled with shock some of the comments made about the consequences of this change and described the opposition of religious critics to the bill.
Ten years later, the Church of England still does not perform same-sex marriages, although it allows blessings. Father Jarrell Robinson-Brown As a gay Christian, he explains why he found it so difficult and what it means to move to the Church of Wales, which is campaigning for marriage equality.
peter mcgrath They got married just after midnight on the first day same-sex marriage was legalized. Although he's not a fan of the system, he says equal marriage was still an important step towards full equality, while Lisa and Tracy say they think the debate over equal marriage seems “trashy” to younger generations. I'm looking back.
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