British Prime Minister, Theresa May, has called
for same-sex marriages in Nigeria and all other
Commonwealth Nations.
The Prime Minister said this on Tuesday while
speaking at the first joint forum at
Commonwealth Head of Government Meetings
in Westminster.
According to her, there should be no laws
criminalising same-sex relationships across the
Commonwealth.
May said that she understands that most of
the laws against same-sex marriages in the
Commonwealth were made by the United
Kingdom, adding that those laws were wrong
then, and are wrong now.
She said, “Across the world, discriminatory
laws made many years ago, continue to affect
the lives of many people tens of millions of
young people.
“Criminalising same-sex relations and failing to
protect women and girls.”
“I am all too aware that these laws were put in
place by my own country; they were wrong
then and they are wrong now.
“As the UK’s prime minister, I deeply regret
that those laws were introduce…as a family,
we must respect one another’s cultures and
traditions, but we must do so in a manner
consistent with equality, as it is clearly stated
in the Commonwealth charter.
“Nobody should face discrimination or
persecution because of who they are or who
they love and the UK stands ready to help any
Commonwealth member wanting to reform
outdated legislation that makes such
discrimination possible.”
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