Pretended Families No More: c.50 Years of LGBTQ+ Families and the Law

Notoriously, “Section 28” of the Local Government Act 1988 prohibited schools from teaching that lesbian and gay relationships (now lgbtq+) were “a pretended family”. This was not a measure to promote such relationships as genuine (cf “pretend”), but rather to assert that they could never be any kind of family at all.

Some highlights include Early v Early 1990 SLT 223, T Petitioner 1997 SLT 724, HMA v McKean 1997 JC 32, X v Y [2002] Fam Law 58 (Sh Ct (Glasgow)), the repeal of “Section 28” (2000/2001), the introduction of civil partnerships (2004/2005) and the opening of marriage to same sex couples (2014).

Join us for this thought provoking talk.

Brian has taught and researched in both Scots and English family law for almost 30 years and has been an lgbtq-rights activist for somewhat longer. Many of his articles are available free of charge at https://dundee.academia.edu/BrianDempsey

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Hey! If you signed-up for Dr Stuart Hanscomb's 'Existentialism: The Punk Philosophy' talk please be aware that unfortunately this has been postponed, but watch this space (Glasgow Humanists Meetup Group) as we hope to reschedule it soon.

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The talk will go ahead on Sunday 11th January with guest speaker Brian Dempsey, University of Dundee, Law, Faculty Member

📍 Location: Garnethill Multicultural Centre, 21 Rose St, Glasgow G3 6RE
🕒 Doors open: 13:00 | Meeting time: 13:30 – 15:00
☕ Refreshments: Complimentary tea and coffee will be available, with an optional donation.
🎟️ Cost: Free and open to all

Join us for our next Glasgow Branch meeting, open to all Humanist Society Scotland members, supporters and anyone who shares our humanist values! This month's meeting will feature a speaker as well as updates on the society’s recent activities.