Guidance

What is forced marriage in the LGBT community?

A forced marriage is conducted without the valid consent of one or both people, and pressure or abuse is used.

• From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office and Mark Simmonds
• Published: 31 January 2013

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What is forced marriage in the LGBT community?

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The Forced Marriage Unit’s caseworkers understand the issues that people from the LGBT community can face, including the family pressures and how difficult it is to talk about these situations.

Published 31 January 2013