On This Day: Half a million petition signatures given to Govt
Jun 12, 2017
On this day in 2012, 500,000 signatures were handed to the Home Office and 10 Downing Street.
Sadly the Government ignored all these – and the 160,000 plus that followed – and pressed on regardless.
The petition was handed in by a newly-married couple alongside MPs and representatives of the Coalition for Marriage: Colin Hart and Dr Sharon James.
It was submitted as part of the Home Office consultation on changing the meaning of marriage.
Sadly, following the hand-in the couple involved were targeted with a shocking hate campaign.
But today it’s worth pausing to celebrate those people who made clear their opposition to same-sex marriage, and increase our determination to press on.
Donate
Thank you for supporting C4M. All donations are treated in the strictest confidence.
Please note, we always acknowledge gifts received. If you haven’t received a reply, please check your spam folder.
To make a donation over the phone, call 0207 403 7879 during office hours.
To support us regularly, or donate by cheque, click here.
Select Amount
- £10
- £25
- £50
- £100
Join us
If you would like to receive regular email updates from the Coalition for Marriage then please fill the form below to subscribe to our newsletter.
“I support defining marriage as the voluntary union for life of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others.”