This week, the Scottish Government launched their consultation on equal marriage for same sex couples.
Liberal Youth Scotland have launched their own campaign, Separate Isn’t Equal – urging MSPs to support equal marriage.
Liberal Youth Scotland President Sophie Bridger said, “We welcome the consultation on equal marriage. Having two separate institutions for different sexualities is nothing less than segregation. There is no excuse not to extend the right to marry to same-sex couples – and to open up civil partnerships to mixed-sex couples.”
Nathan Sparling, from NUS Scotland LGBT said: “The ‘Separate Isn’t Equal’ campaign from Liberal Youth Scotland shows a there is a real commitment coming from a wide range of the Scottish community on Marriage Equality. It’s with campaigns like this that we’ll be able to persuade politicians that this is an important issue in delivering true equality in this country.”
You can support Liberal Youth Scotland’s ‘Separate Isn’t Equal’ campaign by emailing your MSP, and asking them to support equal marriage rights: www.lyscotland.org/campaigns/equality
Please also take the time to respond to the Scottish Government’s consultation here: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2011/09/05153328
