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The United Kingdom has told countries that have homosexuality that they risk overseas aid if they do not their discrimination. Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron told reporters he is considering holding aid from countries that do not recognize gay rights. "Britain is now one of the aid givers in the world. We want to see countries that our aid adhering to proper human rights, and that includes how people gay and lesbian people," Cameron told the BBC. He : "British aid should have more strings attached, in terms of do you persecute people for their or their Christianity, or do you persecute people for their . We don't think that's acceptable."

Mr Cameron raised the of gay rights at the recent Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting held in Australia. The Commonwealth is the of countries that have Britain’s Queen Elizabeth as their of state. Cameron said he personally spoke with African countries, but did not say which . As many as 41 nations of the 54-member Commonwealth have laws homosexuality. Many of these laws were introduced at the of the British Empire. Cameron accepted that change would slowly, saying: "They are in a different from us on this issue....I think these countries are all on a journey and it's up to us to try and help them on that journey."