Things are great for gay people now, aren’t they? We have civil partnerships, anti-discrimination legislation, anti-hate-crime laws, diversity policies coming out of our ears and openly gay MPs. Just a few weeks ago I even attended a reception at Downing Street to celebrate LGBT History Month. It is a great time to be gay.
Or is it? It is widely acknowledged that we live in a global village – which makes everyone on this planet a neighbour. And right now there are more than 80 countries where homosexual acts are illegal, and several even have the death penalty. Execution/prison/torture and blackmail dangle over the heads of gay people who are driven undergound to live in invisibility and fear. These are laws that in effect criminalise a class of people, rather than behaviours (yes, I know I could choose not to have sex or meaningful relationships, but really, could you?)
Read the full article written by Joseph Galliano at Guardian.
