Interesting discussions...

[mrph]

The Labour Party, the Conservative Party and allegations of homophobia...

For what it's worth, I have to agree with the Conservatives on this one. They've changed. I still have a number of very major disagreeents with their policies, but IMO it's a few years too late for Labour to take this particular tack...

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[zotz]

I'm rather startled by this attempt to turn Ted Heath into a gay icon. He didn't express his sexuality in any publicly disclosed way, and was as far as I can tell as likely to be a repressed straight as a repressed gay. Maggie was a woman, yes, that's a fair point, but her policies weren't exactly woman-friendly.

Bryant had an article yesterday on the subject, with particular reference to the parliamentary Tory party's voting record within the last couple of years. As an example, Cameron voted to insist on "the right to a father" last year, effectively denying IVF treatment to lesbians. That's not voting for gay and lesbian equality. He has several more. I would say the ball is definitely in their court.