LGBT rights in the United Kingdom

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/LGBT_rights_in_the_United_Kingdom
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf LGBT rights by country
human rights in the United Kingdom
gptkbp:adoption_by_same-sex_couples_legal yes
gptkbp:age_of_consent 16
gptkbp:age_of_consent_equalized yes
gptkbp:anti-discrimination_laws_in_employment yes
gptkbp:anti-discrimination_laws_in_goods_and_services yes
gptkbp:blood_donation_allowed_for_gay_and_bisexual_men yes (with restrictions)
gptkbp:civil_partnerships_available_to_opposite-sex_couples yes
gptkbp:civil_partnerships_available_to_same-sex_couples yes
gptkbp:conversion_therapy_banned no (as of 2024)
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:decriminalization_of_homosexuality 1967 (England and Wales)
1980 (Scotland)
1982 (Northern Ireland)
gptkbp:first_country_to_legalize_civil_partnerships_in gptkb:United_Kingdom_(2005)
gptkbp:first_country_to_legalize_same-sex_marriage_in gptkb:England_and_Wales_(2014)
gptkbp:hate_crime_laws_include_gender_identity yes
gptkbp:hate_crime_laws_include_sexual_orientation yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label LGBT rights in the United Kingdom
gptkbp:legal_gender_change_requires_medical_diagnosis yes
gptkbp:LGBT_adoption_legal_since 2002 (England and Wales)
2009 (Scotland)
2013 (Northern Ireland)
gptkbp:LGBT_asylum_seekers_protected yes (with limitations)
gptkbp:LGBT_hate_crime_statistics_collected yes
gptkbp:LGBT_History_Month_observed yes
gptkbp:LGBT_MPs_in_Parliament yes
gptkbp:LGBT_Pride_events_held yes
gptkbp:LGBT_rights_protected_by gptkb:Equality_Act_2010
gptkbp:LGBT-inclusive_education_required yes (in England)
gptkbp:military_service_allowed_for_LGBT_people yes
gptkbp:notable_LGBT_rights_organizations gptkb:LGBT_Foundation
gptkb:Mermaids
gptkb:Stonewall
gptkbp:public_opinion_supports_same-sex_marriage yes (majority)
gptkbp:rainbow_flag_flown_on_government_buildings yes (on some occasions)
gptkbp:same-sex_marriage_legal yes
gptkbp:same-sex_marriage_legal_in_England_and_Wales_since 2014
gptkbp:same-sex_marriage_legal_in_Northern_Ireland_since 2020
gptkbp:same-sex_marriage_legal_in_Scotland_since 2014
gptkbp:same-sex_marriage_legal_since 2014
gptkbp:same-sex_sexual_activity_legal yes
gptkbp:Section_28_repealed yes
gptkbp:Section_28_repealed_in_England_and_Wales 2003
gptkbp:Section_28_repealed_in_Scotland 2000
gptkbp:transgender_legal_recognition_law gptkb:Gender_Recognition_Act_2004
gptkbp:transgender_people_can_change_legal_gender yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alan_Turing_law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5