Whilst people in the UK celebrate 50 years since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality and the change that has come since, millions of others around the world continue to suffer under the legacy of British laws penalising "homosexual acts" that were spread with the Empire.
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UK: A secular response to the Church of England’s statement on the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality
Last month, PinkNews published a statement from the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and Archbishop of York John Sentamu to mark the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality. Below is a response from Keith Porteous Wood, Executive Director of the National Secular Society.