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Old 24-10-2010, 14:12   #5
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Re: Modernist Muslims and family honour.

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Originally Posted by Hugh View Post
Any evidence to support that statement, Gary, as the evidence (easily found) would seem to show otherwise?

LGBT Forced Marriage Government information

FCO Forced Marriage Special Unit website
Indeed. In fact, Gary's original link mentioned the government's Forced Marriage Unit (FMU), so quite where "or should we like the government seem to do, and let them sort it out their own way and the way they believe it should be resolved?" came from I'm not sure.

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Originally Posted by BBC
The government's Forced Marriage Unit (FMU) has received hundreds of calls from young gay men and women - mainly men - who fear they are going to be forced into marriage by their family, against their will.

This year, the FMU has dealt with 29 confirmed cases of forced marriage involving gay men and women. Last year, the unit offered support and advice to nearly 1,700 cases in total.
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