Sir Richard Branson has recorded a
video for the Out4Marriage campaign which calls for global gay
marriage.
The 61-year-old Sir Richard, the
founder of the Virgin group, calls marriage a “key right” in his
nearly 2-minute video.
“Over the years, across the world,
gay people have been given more and more rights. But in the UK, much
of the US and many other countries one key right is denied: the right
for every couple in love to marry. Getting married myself and giving
my daughter Holly away at her wedding last year are among the
proudest days of my life. Everybody should be able to experience
those moments if they wish to do so, regardless of their sexuality.”
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Sir Richard's contribution to the
campaign was lauded by Mike Buonaiuto of the Out4Marriage
campaign.
“Sir Richard's contribution to
Out4Marriage shows that changing the law not only has growling levels
of support across the political spectrum but also from leading
figures in the world of business and popular culture,” Buonaiuto
told PinkNews.co.uk.