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Queen To Sign New Charter.
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The Queen has made no specific reference to ‘gays and lesbians’ in this charter, so is the Daily Mail and Stonewall reading too much into this?
/// The charter, dubbed a ‘21st Century Commonwealth Magna Carta’ declares: ‘We are implacably opposed to all forms of discrimination, whether rooted in gender, race, colour, creed, political belief or other grounds.’ ///
/// The ‘other grounds’ is intended to refer to sexuality – but specific reference to ‘gays and lesbians’ was omitted in deference to Commonwealth countries with draconian anti-gay laws. ///
/// Homosexual acts are still illegal in 41 of the Commonwealth’s 54 nations. Penalties include the death sentence in parts of Nigeria and Pakistan; 25 years jail in Trinidad and Tobago; 20 years plus flogging in Malaysia; and life imprisonment in Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Bangladesh and Guyana. ///
/// Same-sex relationships are recognised in only five Commonwealth countries: UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa. ///
/// The charter, dubbed a ‘21st Century Commonwealth Magna Carta’ declares: ‘We are implacably opposed to all forms of discrimination, whether rooted in gender, race, colour, creed, political belief or other grounds.’ ///
/// The ‘other grounds’ is intended to refer to sexuality – but specific reference to ‘gays and lesbians’ was omitted in deference to Commonwealth countries with draconian anti-gay laws. ///
/// Homosexual acts are still illegal in 41 of the Commonwealth’s 54 nations. Penalties include the death sentence in parts of Nigeria and Pakistan; 25 years jail in Trinidad and Tobago; 20 years plus flogging in Malaysia; and life imprisonment in Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Bangladesh and Guyana. ///
/// Same-sex relationships are recognised in only five Commonwealth countries: UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa. ///
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Well they might be reading too much into it but even so it's good to scrutinise what happens next. Here's hoping that we eventually won't need Stonewall. Also, to be fair to the Queen she has no part in this other than signing it, so if there was no specific reference to homosexuality it's hardly her fault.
Now I have read it, it is clear that it is the usual DM hogwash.
The Queen did not write it or initiate it, the Commonwealth themselves came out with this led by Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma. As its head, she is obliged to sign it rather like she is obliged to endorse the Government.
She seems to have no qualms about signing. So the Daily Mail excitement is overhyped.
The Queen did not write it or initiate it, the Commonwealth themselves came out with this led by Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma. As its head, she is obliged to sign it rather like she is obliged to endorse the Government.
She seems to have no qualms about signing. So the Daily Mail excitement is overhyped.
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The media would have been briefed by the Palace on what this pledge means.
It's fair to assume that the Daily Mail would have asked for clarification on what 'other grounds' meant.
It could easily be interpreted to mean age discrimination or discrimination based on physical handicap. However, I hope the Mail avoided sloppy journalism and actually asked the question.
The media would have been briefed by the Palace on what this pledge means.
It's fair to assume that the Daily Mail would have asked for clarification on what 'other grounds' meant.
It could easily be interpreted to mean age discrimination or discrimination based on physical handicap. However, I hope the Mail avoided sloppy journalism and actually asked the question.
I think despite Summerskill might have a point, because I understood that anti-gay politics is primarily a religious thing, and then very much from Christian/ Abrahmic religion, and we brought the Church of England to Africa together with what was back then a very anti-gay vibe. The Africans might be carrying this forward while we moved in a different direction. At least I heard this idea from somewhere, can think where, and therefore won't vouch for its accuracy.
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