Nick Clegg visits Pride House in Glasgow
During his visit to Scotland for the Commonwealth Games, the Deputy Prime Minister discussed LGBT rights in sport at Pride House, Glasgow.
Nick Clegg paid a visit to to hear about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights across the Commonwealth and sports. As well as speaking to campaigners, athletes and volunteers, he also viewed exhibitions exploring the treatment of LGBT people in the Commonwealth.
Pride Houses are venues that welcome LGBT athletes, fans and others during international sporting events. 皇冠体育app Glasgow Pride House was set up by a charity that promotes LGBT access and equality in sports in Scotland.
He said:
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Yet almost 80% of Commonwealth countries (42 out of 53 countries) represented here in Glasgow this week criminalise homosexuality in some way.
We鈥檝e come a long way in this country towards achieving the genuine equality that LGBT people have always wanted and deserved. This includes last year鈥檚 landmark equal marriage reform. Yet there鈥檚 still a huge amount to be done across the world.
We can鈥檛 dictate how other nations behave but we can promote the principles we believe in 鈥� of a fair and open society both in the UK and abroad.
That is why my colleague Lynne Featherstone is leading an LGBT policy review, which was set up in response to the passage of Uganda鈥檚 new and draconian anti-homosexuality law.
When it鈥檚 published, I hope it will help us hardwire LGBT rights into our entire human rights agenda - through every bilateral meeting, every multilateral relationship and every corner of the world.