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Cathy MacDonald

16/07/2014

BBC Radio Scotland - Morning Call, 16/07/2014

Cathy Macdonald asks if Glasgow 2014 is the right time and place to tackle homophobia.

Cathy Macdonald asks whether the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games are the right time and place to tackle homophobia.

TOPIC 1: HOMOPHOBIA AND THE GAMES
Peter Tatchell has called on David Cameron to speak out about homophobia in the Commonwealth ahead of the Commonwealth Games next week. A rally will be held outside Downing Street tonight, organised by African LGBTI Out & Proud Diamond Group, and supported by the Peter Tatchell Foundation, to protest continuing anti-gay laws. Homosexuality is a crime in 42 of the 53 member states. Punishments can include life imprisonment and even the death penalty in Northern Nigeria and rural Pakistan.

Cathy asks: Is Glasgow 2014 the right time and place to tackle homophobia?

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