Are foreign countries friendly to homosexuals?

20 14 On April 3rd, British Prime Minister David Cameron published the following words on his Sina Weibo: "Last weekend was very important for our country. For the first time in history, married couples are not limited to men and women, but also men and women. Of course, any marriage needs hard work, patience, understanding, dedication and compromise; However, the love, mutual support and happiness gained are immeasurable. Love should not be separated by law. If there is a law, then the law needs to be revised. "

After the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Norway, Sweden, Portugal, Iceland, Denmark and France, Britain became the first country in Europe to legalize gay marriage.

Generally speaking, Europe is more tolerant of homosexuality.

As for where this tolerant attitude comes from, it cannot be attributed to historical reasons. On the contrary, in ancient times, the punishment and crime of homosexuality in Europe was very severe. For example, in Germanic law, various death sentences are usually imposed on "abnormal sexual behavior"; /kloc-in the 0/6th century, there was also the death penalty in the code promulgated by Britain (of course, it was lenient to women); /kloc-In the 9th century, Oscar Wilde, a great Irish artist and writer, was jailed for three years for homosexuality. Germany has even more article 175 of the criminal law that scares homosexuals (promulgated in 187 1 and repealed in 1994). Although the charges in 175 have changed in different periods, the overall spirit is to punish gay men. In contrast, in ancient China, under the Confucian orthodoxy, homosexuality was often ignored although it was not encouraged.

Perhaps it is because the attitude towards homosexuality in ancient Europe was too strict, and human nature and instinct were suppressed too seriously. Therefore, people's desire to break the shackles is stronger and their motivation is stronger.

Europe's attitude towards homosexuality gradually turned to tolerance after the 20th century. At that time, in Berlin, Germany, the activities of the "Humanitarian Science Committee" initiated by Magnus Hirsch Feld and established in 1897 became more and more frequent. As the first organization in the world to defend the rights of homosexuals, it first challenged Article 175. In addition, there are "Sexology Institute", "Unity Party Alliance", "Human Rights Alliance" and "Gay Revolutionary Action Front" in France, all of which are fighting for the rights and interests of homosexuals. The famous Walden Report in Britain suggested that homosexuality and prostitution should no longer be regarded as crimes, which directly promoted the abolition of laws criminalizing homosexuality in Britain.

These organizations or activities are just the tip of the iceberg in Europe's efforts to combat homosexuality or discrimination. With their unremitting efforts, European countries have not only abolished the laws that regard homosexuality as a crime, but even legalized same-sex marriage one step ahead of other continents.

So in today's Europe, the law even allows same-sex families to adopt children; However, in 20 13, Iceland's female presidential couple visited China and became a hot news.