SOUTH WEST GREENS URGES GIB PARLIAMENT TO RETHINK SAME SEX BILL
The South West Green Party on Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender issues
has called on the Gibraltar Parliament to legislate in favour of equal
ages of consent for gays as for heterosexuals.
A spokesman for the group noted that in total 13 pieces of legislation
will be considered by the current session of the Gibraltar Parliament
but that the Same Sex Equalisation bill which failed in June is not on
the legislative program.
Spokesperson for the South West Green Party on LGBT Issues Ryan
Cleminson said " I am disappointed that the bill tabled by Daniel
Feetham hasn't been listed as a pending matter on the new legislative
timetable, It's an important bill and for it not to be on the timetable
of the new parliament is a grave misjudgment. It just shows how
important lgtb equalities are to the Government of Gibraltar."
"The bill tabled as a private member's bill back in the last
Parliamentary session was defeated by eight votes to 4,However there was
a total votes in favour of equalisation within parliament, But for
tactical reasons the bill did not pass. Ryan Cleminson further commented
by saying " It appears that Peter Caruna and many of his ministers
(though not all) continue to block equality measures despite being aware
of the fact that the bill's failure and lack of action is leaving
Gibraltar open to breaches in ECHR Law," he said.
Mr Cleminson urged both the Foreign Office and the Council of Europe to
"again require the Government of Gibraltar come into line with the
European Convention, as it is HMG who is responsible for complying with
it to or for the Council of Europe and the European Parliament to take
strong action."
He went on to say "I urge action to be swift and for the bill to be
presented we cannot just wait for ever".
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