Your Rights
This section in all about the Law and how it can be used by the gay
community...
All articles in this section
are written by legal experts and the articles are provided by GLP
Solicitors. It should be noted that unless stated, the laws referred
to in this section are the laws primarily of England and Wales. Scotland and
Northern Ireland often have laws that are are often different.
What the Boss Should Be Doing Post-Civil Partnership, by Frank Griffin. This article gets you up to speed on what the boss should be doing to fully comply with the Civil Partnership Act 2004
Employment in the Gay Community and the Law: Your Questions and Answers, with Frank Griffin (September 28, 2005)
Government Launches Web Pages for Civil Partnerships Announcement of Government web page with Civil Partnership Act Q&A. This page also lists gay marriages/parterships in other countries that will be recognised in the United Kingdom. (June 7, 2005)
Thirty Years of Sex Discrimination Legislation: Where We Are Today, by Frank Griffin. How the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 can help you. (February 9, 2005)
Rights Wrongs and Resolving Wrangles, by Deborah Turner. This is an introduction to how the law can used by gays. (December 12, 2004)
How This Section Started
Legend has it that it always rains in Manchester. But for some reason, the annual Manchester Pride appears to be exempt for most of the weekend.
But in 2004, in the late morning on the Sunday, the Manchester weather was at its best (or should that be worst). Fortunately, we were very close to a multi-storey car park whose ground level was given over to organisations providing services to the gay community.
And that is how we found GLP Solicitors. They were there, taking part in the Pride festivities. Over a cup of coffee, we spoke of the complexities of the law and how gay men and women often didn't know about their legal rights, let alone use the law to their advantage.
One thing led to another. We said that articles on the law as it applies to the gay community were always welcome. GLP said they could provide them. We indicated we were strict over the non-commercial aspect of this site. GLP appreciated our position.
After numerous meeting over the months, it was agreed that UK Gay News would create a "Your Rights" section and the editorial content would be the responsibility of GLP Solicitors.
As GLP Solicitors has a policy of assisting the gay community, the group is providing the articles at no cost. In return for us making this Section available, GLP Solicitors is assisting us in being able to continue to provide a totally "free" and independent international gay news web site as our popularity increases and we get into "bandwidth" problems.
Indeed, there is no such thing as a "free lunch"!
The Editor
