Queen Mum? Queen Elizabeth II still silent on LGBT rights

The Queen of England, Elizabeth II, this week lent her support to a new commonwealth charter that expresses a rejection of discrimination on the bases of "gender, race, colour, creed, political belief or other grounds." 

Some news outlets reported that the phrase "other grounds" was meant to include sexual orientation, but others pointed out that the Queen has never publicly uttered the words "gay" or "lesbian" during her more than 60 years on the throne.