British Queen to sign gender equality charter

Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain is set to lend her signature to a new charter on Monday which will promote gender equality and condemn discrimination of any form, prompting suggestions that it marks the first time she has declared support for gay rights in her 61-year reign. The new Commonwealth Charter declares: “We are implacably opposed to all forms of discrimination, whether rooted in gender, race, color, creed, political belief or other grounds.” However, the document makes no explicit mention of gay rights. The UK government will simultaneously introduce legislation ending discrimination against women in the line of succession, and will lift the ban on potential heirs marrying a Roman Catholic.

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