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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.
GALHA in Action
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Cardinal O'Brien's letter: A fight Christ would never have picked
A guest opinion piece from JON WALLACE   EDITORS NOTE: This piece was first published on Jon's blog and he has kindly given permission for us to reproduce it here. See more from Jon at: thingaboutchickens. blogspot. comÂ[http://thingaboutchickens. blogspot. com/]  In a letter to the Daily Telegraph, Cardinal Keith O’Brien, leader of the Catholic Church in Scotland, has summed up his opposition to plans for legalised gay marriage. In the letter he calls the idea a “grotesque subversion of a universally accepted human rightâ€.
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Warsi’s pact with totalitarian faith to sideline secularists
By Adrian Tippetts  Who would have thought that an innocuous request by an atheist councillor, to hold prayers before, rather than during, official business at Bideford town hall[http://www. bbc. co. uk/news/uk-england-devon-16980025], would have generated explosive responses of Krakatoan proportions? While secularists savoured the victory, February’s ruling against prayers during meetings at Bideford town hall highlighted the difficulty in mounting even the slightest challenge to religious privilege. Within hours of the verdict the Daily Mail spread wild claims about the ‘attack on Christianity’ and the total ban on prayers in public[http://www.
Humanist Thought for the Day
I would just rather you didn’t ... stone someone to death because your rulebook says their sexuality is immoral - Ricky Gervais
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