🗣️ @tomdaley has blamed “colonialism” for homophobic laws in place across the Commonwealth.⁠ ⁠ The Olympic diving champion stars in a new BBC documentary in which he visits “the most homophobic countries in the Commonwealth”, examining the claim that the British Empire left a legacy of anti-LGBT legal codes in post-colonial nations.⁠ ⁠ Daley has stated that one interview in the documentary, which will air on BBC One on Tuesday, opened his eyes to “where that homophobia stemmed from in the first place, and it is a legacy of colonialism”.⁠ ⁠ The BBC’s own description of the new documentary, Tom Daley: Illegal To Be Me, said that he “discovers the colonial legacy that first criminalised homosexuality and the toxic influence of slavery on attitudes towards LGBT+ people”.⁠ ⁠ Read more at the link in bio 👆️⁠ ⁠ #tomdaley #commonwealth #news