{"id":142619,"date":"2024-06-25T14:54:32","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T21:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=142619"},"modified":"2024-06-25T14:54:32","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T21:54:32","slug":"npp-will-back-bill-to-decriminalize-same-sex-relationships-harini-amarasuriya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2024\/06\/25\/npp-will-back-bill-to-decriminalize-same-sex-relationships-harini-amarasuriya\/","title":{"rendered":"NPP will back bill to decriminalize same-sex relationships &#8211; Harini Amarasuriya"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Courtesy Adaderana<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>National People\u2019s Power (NPP) Parliamentarian Dr. Harini Amarasuriya states that their party will support the private member\u2019s bill tabled by SLPP MP Premnath C. Dolawaththa to decriminalize same-sex relationships under the penal code.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joining the \u2018Derana 360\u2019 programme, Dr. Amarasuriya explained their party\u2019s stance regarding the LGBTQ+ community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have been advocating for this community for a while. They are also a part of this society. Gender identities are diverse, including those of the same-sex community. From the beginning, we are of the stance that individuals should not be discriminated based on their gender\u201d, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Specifically, these same-sex relationships have been criminalized in our penal code. This is not a law which was originated in our country; it was introduced during the Victorian era by the British. Therefore, we believe it should be amended,\u201d Dr. Amarasuriya expressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MP Premnath C. Dolawaththa, a government representative, has tabled a private member\u2019s bill in the Parliament to amend the penal code\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commenting further, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya said: Our party believes that decisions regarding the relationships of two adults should be made by the individuals involved, not dictated by law. However, a law should remain in place to protect children and minimize potential harm.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026Only the sexual relationships with animals are a crime\u2026So, the NPP will back this during its third reading,\u201d she assured.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Courtesy Adaderana National People\u2019s Power (NPP) Parliamentarian Dr. Harini Amarasuriya states that their party will support the private member\u2019s bill tabled by SLPP MP Premnath C. Dolawaththa to decriminalize same-sex relationships under the penal code.&nbsp; Joining the \u2018Derana 360\u2019 programme, Dr. Amarasuriya explained their party\u2019s stance regarding the LGBTQ+ community. We have been advocating for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[202,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-142619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jvp-promises","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142619"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142619\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}