London Celebrates Pride Today

Filed By Adam Polaski | July 02, 2011 8:00 AM

http://www.bilerico.com/2011/07/london_celebrates_pride_today.php

Today is Pride in London, England, an event that kicks off a summer of fabulous Pride parades abroad. Pride London is, for some Londoners, a symbol of the country's progress on LGBT rights. We've talked before at Bilerico about how Europe is no paradise for LGBT people with regard to prejudice and treatment, but in terms of legally designated rights, the United Kingdom is ahead of the United States.

Same-sex couples can adopt children, anti-discrimination laws include sexual orientation and gender identity, and same-sex couples in domestic partnerships enjoy many of the same rights as married couples. Civil marriage and some transgender protections are still out of reach in the country. See a full table of rights that LGBT people are and are not afforded here.

It's nice to see that Boris Johnson doesn't always put his foot in his mouth when he speaks, lol.