We are dedicated to campaigning for equal marriage rights. Currently, in the UK, marriage is limited to different-sex couples; while same-sex couples are offered civil partnership. This is not equality. As the history of civil rights struggles show, separate is not - and never can be - equal. Equal
Marriage Rights was founded by Sue Wilkinson and Celia Kitzinger, a British same-sex
couple who legally married in Canada in 2003. Our marriage has been deemed a civil
partnership in Britain. In 2006, with the support of Liberty and OutRage!, we brought a
High Court case seeking the validity of our marriage as a marriage. We lost the We remain committed to raising awareness of marriage inequality and to working with other individuals and groups seeking to challenge it - through direct action, legal test cases, and lobbying for legislative change. You will find links on these pages to similar campaigns for marriage equality in Scotland, Ireland and the USA; and also links to key news items relating to this struggle. We welcome any offers of support or help; and also donations to support our work |
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case. The judge ruled that we ARE discriminated against relative
to a heterosexual couple legally married overseas, but he said that this discrimination is
justified in order to protect the 'traditional' definition of marriage. He also awarded
£25,000 of costs against us. We have been unable to appeal the decision due to lack of
funds. This website was originally set up to support 