George Broadhead, the veteran gay activist and secretary of the UK Gay and
Lesbian Humanist Association (GALHA) for the past twenty-five years, was
given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Secular Society at its
annual lunch held on 7 October 2006 at the Montcalm Hotel, London.

Mr Broadhead, who helped found GALHA in 1979 and has served on its
management committee ever since, was rewarded for his unstinting work in
promoting the rational, gay-friendly Humanist outlook within the LGBT
community and combatting homophobia - especially from religious sources. It
was acknowledged that the present resurgence of this sort of homophobia was
a cause for great concern, and that GALHA was in the forefront of opposing it.

George Broadhead administers GALHA from an office in Warwickshire and he
said: "I am very honoured to receive this award. It is a great pleasure to
have the work I have done on behalf of GALHA over so many years recognised
in this way. GALHA has provided a forum and voice for LGBT people who live
their lives without religion and who often feel oppressed by religious
teachings. The group's resistance to the sometimes vicious attacks on LGBT
rights motivated by such teachings, has never been more important."


GAY AND LESBIAN HUMANIST ASSOCIATION
NATIONAL OFFICE
34 SPRING LANE, KENILWORTH
WARWICKSHIRE CV8 2HB
UNITED KINGDOM
TEL AND FAX 01926 858450
EMAIL secretary@galha.org
WEBSITE www.galha.org

Affiliated to Amnesty International &
the International Humanist & Ethical Union
More information about GALHA, including membership details, can be found at
www.galha.org.