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UK stands ready to help any Commonwealth member wanting to reform outdated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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