In an interview with The Independent Nick Clegg challenged David Cameron and the Conservative party for their policies on gay rights.
Given that David Cameron and many other members of the conservative’s party did vote against the repeal of Section 28, which phoibed local authorities and schools from “promoting” homosexuality. How can the party be trusted to not change their minds once more?
The Liberal Democrat gay right policies are as follows;
- Force all schools – including faith schools – to implement anti-homophobia bullying policies and teach that homosexuality is “normal and harmless”.
- Change the law to allow gay men and women the same marital rights as straight couples, including the symbolic right to use the word “marriage” rather than civil partnerships.
- Reverse the ban on gay men being allowed to give blood.
- Guarantee any refugees genuinely fleeing a country because of persecution over their sexual orientation asylum in the UK.
- Review Uganda’s membership of the Commonwealth if its government was to bring in the death penalty for practicing gays.
Liberal Youth Scotland is very happy to see the Liberal Democrats take a much larger stance on gay rights, an issue Liberal Youth Scotland has long been campaigning.
Find out more about Liberal Youth Scotland ‘Homophobia is Gay‘ campaign.
