From the Seychelles to Sicily, for the past ten years, destinations around the world have been welcoming LGBTQ+ couples on their honeymoon, ever since legislation was passed on 17 July 2013 to allow same-sex couples in England and Wales to marry. To celebrate the milestone anniversary, worldwide travel company Kuoni launched its first report, celebrating […]
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Kuoni Launches Its First LGBTQ+ Honeymoon Report
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Gormley & Gamble Celebrate Pride Month
Founded in 2014, Gormley & Gamble was the first made-to-measure tailors dedicated to women, in the history of Savile Row and they are now revolutionising bridal fashion. In celebration of Pride Month, G&G are offering free custom embroidery (up to 18 characters) on the silk linings of all bridal jackets. Your loved one and you […]
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Have We Fallen Out of Love with Civil Partnerships?
2020 Numbers Lowest for Gay Couples Since 2005 Only 785 civil partnerships were formed between same-sex couples in England and Wales in 2020, compared with 6,925 marriages. In 2020, the number of civil partnerships in England and Wales saw its biggest yearly drop (21%) in 17 years. Since the introduction of same-sex marriage in the […]
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Real Weddings: Glyn and Gareth
In this Diversity Edition of Fyne Times, we hear from a couple who – despite health scares and a pandemic – chose 2020 to finally tie the knot after 44 years together. Glyn and Gareth tell us their 1,2,3 story and all about their wedding and beyond. First meeting back in 1977 in a Notting Hill gay […]
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Switzerland votes to legalize same-sex marriage
Switzerland agreed to legalise civil marriage and the right to adopt children for same-sex couples by a nearly two-thirds majority in a referendum on Sunday, making it one of the last countries in Western Europe to legalise gay marriage. According to results provided by the Swiss federal chancellery, 64.1% of voters voted in favour of […]
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Phizzical Productions Presents: Stardust
This autumn, Amar Rajvani and Seth Truman become the first characters in a South Asian-led production to be united in a same-sex wedding on a British stage. Making its world premiere in at the Belgrade Theatre Coventry, Stardust is an original musical, drawing inspiration from the popular reincarnation thrillers of Bollywood cinema to explore the […]
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Expert Tips: Hiring an exclusive use wedding venue
Spring 2019 Congratulations on your engagement – let the fun begin. One of the earliest, hardest and probably most important parts about planning your wedding will be choosing the perfect venue to hold your celebration. There are dozens of things to consider when it comes to narrowing down your choices and we’ve been chatting to […]
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The Wrong Kind of 80s Revival
I’ve written in these pages previously about Section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988; a pernicious little sinew of discriminatory law that referred to homosexuality as a ‘pretended family relationship’. This year we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots and the 30th anniversary of the eponymous charity that was the focal point of efforts to repeal Section 28 in the UK. However, amidst celebration of milestones have been some […]
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What God Says I Am
Passion, Fashion and the Plight of LGBTQ Refugees Toby Hambly Lubega Adrac Musa, director of Lunko Haute Couture, speaks to me from a town south of Nairobi, but that’s not where he started life. He’s Ugandan, but was forced to leave the country when his sexuality was discovered. His voice is calm, delicate even, but his words carry unimaginable […]
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“We Have to be Continually Vigilant”
Co-founder of Stonewall Lisa Power talks evil, the Aids pandemic and remembering our history. Stonewall celebrates its 30th birthday this year – how proud are you? Very proud, although I’m not directly related to Stonewall these days. I think it’s done a fairly amazing job over the years. I haven’t always agreed with everything it’s done but I think it’s made a massive […]
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