Ian McKellen joined protesters in central London to oppose criminalisation of LGBTQ+ people across 29 Commonwealth countries where same-sex relationships remain illegal. In six of those countries, LGBTQ+ people face life imprisonment, and Uganda and Nigeria still impose the death penalty. The march, called the Commonwealth Walk of Shame, was organised by the Peter Tatchell Foundation and the Out and Proud African LGBTI Network. Protesters marched from the Nigerian High Commission to high commissions of Uganda, Papua New Guinea, Trinidad and Tobago, Ghana, Jamaica, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. McKellen linked the laws to Britain’s former empire and urged repeal to meet Commonwealth standards, while expressing hope the demonstration would reach people living in hiding.
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