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Welcome to the Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association
For over 30 years GALHA has promoted Humanism as a free-thinking, rational, ethical worldview. It campaigns for equality and diversity, particularly relating to sexual orientation and identity - both in the UK and internationally. It is an independent voluntary organisation funded by supporter donations.
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Information about GALHA's annual lunch 2010 will be available soon.
GALHA in Action
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UK Gay Humanists Reiterate Support for Marriage Equality
London, 20th August 2010 The Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association (GALHA) has been campaigning for the right of same sex couples to marry since at least 2004. Humanists in general have also supported gay marriage since long before it became a mainstream cause. This reflects humanists’ beliefs in a free and inclusive society. Humanism is a broad movement which places the emphasis on human fulfilment, happiness, and freedom. Within this there is space for a range of perspective on marriage.
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Gay Humanists Praise UK Gay Asylum Ruling
London 7th July 2010 The Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association (GALHA) has welcomed the ruling of the UK's Supreme Court granting Asylum in the UK to two gay men who face persecution if they are forced to return to their home countries. (HJ (Iran) and HT (Cameroon) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] UKSC 31).
Humanist Thought for the Day
The world is our world, and it rests with us to make a heaven or a hell. - Bertrand Russell, Principles of Social Reconstruct
