David Cameron says: No new gay rights needed

The leader of the Conservative party, David Cameron, has said that no new legislation is needed to protect gay people - instead, there merely needs to be a cultural shift.

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Thursday, 2 September 2010
4 February 2010
The leader of the Conservative party, David Cameron, has said that no new legislation is needed to protect gay people - instead, there merely needs to be a cultural shift.

Speaking to The Independent's Johann Hari today, Cameron said that a Tory government would continue to support a number of key LGB issues, including: adoption, asylum and the blood ban, but - when asked whether he would make any legal changes to develop equality - said: "I think it's much more about culture than about law now."

The comments come just days after Cameron claimed that schools - including faith schools - needed to teach the spectrum of relationships; gay, bi and straight.

During the interview, Cameron also refused to brand his Polish allies in Europe as homophobic, despite Michal Kaminski, the Polish leader of Brussells' far-right Conservative coalition, going on record to describe gays as "faggots".

"I don't believe they are homophobic. I would not partner with parties that have racist or homophobic views."

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- 2/9/2010 1:33:20 PM

I dont really expect anything from the nasty party tories. So whatever they do I wont be surprised. Conservatives and right wingers in all countries are actively working against the progression of human rights for gay people. Why would the evil tory party be any different. I will vote Labour in my area, because the candidate is gay and not a nulabour drone. I always vote tactically. If I could I would elect a green mp but not much hope of that.

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- 2/8/2010 1:23:56 PM

So no chance of 'gay marriage' under a Tory government! As usual they are reverting to their true colours. I certainly won't be voting Tory but Labour is not much better at present with Brown. Perhaps it will have to be a tactical vote for Liberal as others have suggested!

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- 2/7/2010 2:45:48 PM

No it wasn't a freudian slip. Bliar he is and was. However I do agree that there are good people in Labour still and indeed in the liberals. I always vote tactically

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- 2/5/2010 4:13:08 PM

Shame on Cameron reverting to Tory type. We thought you didn't want to be known as the nasty party any more. It seems that many people and institutions are still predjudiced against gays, blacks, jews, muslims, disabled etc... All minorities require more protective legislation. Try being a member of one of those minorities before you say such a thing.

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- 2/5/2010 1:30:07 PM

"Bliar" - now there's a pretty accurate freudian (possibly?) slip in the previous comment! You can't win in the conservative party: you either have smoothy bullshitting salesmen like Cameron and his cabinet (and Blair, who outconservatived the conservatives) or conscienceless conviction politicians like thatcher and god-help-us widdecombe. At least in labour there have been men like Tony Benn with conviction and compassion. But there's not many people of that ilk in either party now.

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- 2/4/2010 11:17:01 AM

Cameron is as about as committed to lgbt rights as Ghengis Khan was to neighbourly relations with other peoples. Kaminski said what he said and Cameron knows this. Cameron is a glib marketing man by profession. I thought we had got rid of this type of politics when we got rid of Bliar but Cameron is as much of a spinner as Bliar ever was. LGBT cannot rely on politicians of any party. Only when we get bolshie do we get results.

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