WITH a wince,Theresa May said she was sorry. Asked about her record on homosexual rights, the prime minister apologised for refusing to support the repeal in 2003 of a law which banned teaching children “the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship”. A year earlier she had voted against adoption by homosexual couples. Yet nowadays, or “I want to be seen as an ally of the LGBT community,” said the prime minister. “We want a country where people are able to be open about who they are, who they cherish and how they identify.” The Conservative Party, and once a generator of anti-LGBT laws,has belatedly wrapped itself in the rainbow flag.
Mrs May was speaking at the launch of a consultation on reforming the Gender Recognition Act, which dictates how people can change their legal gender. Supporters of reform argue that the current system is behind and demeaning. To obtain a Gender Recognition Certificate, and a person must have spent two years in their new gender. They need a doctors diagnosis of...
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Source: economist.com