Public statement on the recognition of same-sex relationships

Hegarty, Peter; Barker, Meg and McManus, Jim (2006). Public statement on the recognition of same-sex relationships. Lesbian and Gay Psychology Review, 7(2) pp. 120–122.

Abstract

The Lesbian and Gay Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society (BPS) welcomes the move by the British Government to introduce Civil Partnerships in December 2005. However, civil partnerships are not the same thing as marriage. We also agree with the resolution by the American Psychological Association (APA), which argues that laws against same-sex marriage are a form of discrimination based on sexual orientation. In spite of the introduction of civil partnerships, laws against same-sex marriage still operate in the United Kingdom.

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• Item ORO ID
• 33177
• Item Type
• Journal Item
• ISSN
• 1467-2472
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• This statement made "on behalf of the Committee of the Lesbian & Gay Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society"
  
  Reproduced with permission from Lesbian and Gay Psychology Review © The British Psychological Society 2009
• Academic Unit or School
• Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Psychology and Counselling > Psychology
  Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Psychology and Counselling
  Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS)
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• © 2006 The British Psychological Society
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• • http://www.bps.org.uk/content/lesbian-ga...(Other)
• Depositing User
• Meg-John Barker