What gay rights policies will a Tory government deliver?
From Peter Tatchell
London - 5 October 2009
"David Cameron is all talk and no action on gay rights. I challenge him to back up his gay-friendly words with concrete policies to end the remaining vestiges of homophobic discrimination. So far, he has not promised a single new policy for gay equality," said human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell of LGBT group OutRage!
Mr Tatchell was speaking on the opening day of the Tory party annual conference, which is taking place in Manchester.
"The Conservatives will never be taken seriously as defenders of gay human rights unless they promise concrete policies for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. We don't know what a Tory government would do because David Cameron offers only vague generalities, not policy specifics," added Mr Tatchell.
"Mr Cameron has a poor voting record on gay issues. Only last year voted to deny lesbian couples equal access to IVF fertility treatment. In 2003, he voted to retain Section 28.
"My challenge to David Cameron is this: what legal reforms will you pledge to the lesbian and gay community? What would you do, as Prime Minister, to end the homophobic discrimination that Gordon Brown is refusing to abolish?
"The LGBT community wants to know whether a Conservative governmet would:
"Amend the Equality Bill to protect LGBT people against harassment.
"Repeal the ban on same-sex civil marriage and on opposite-sex civil partnerships.
"End the blanket, lifetime prohibition on gay and bisexual men donating blood.
"Cancel Labour's proposal to allow faith schools to teach sex and relationship education in accordance with their own religious ethos, which usually condemns same-sex couples as sinful, immoral, unnatural and inferior.
"Withdraw from the European Parliament alliance with the homophobic Polish Law and Justice Party, Dutch Christian Union and Latvian Fatherland and Freedom Party.
"Refuse visas and work permits to Jamaican reggae singers, like Bounty Killer and Buju Banton, who incite the murder of LGBT people.
"Halt the deportation of geniune LGBT asylum seekers to violently homophobic countries like Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Nigeria, Jamaica, Iran and Uganda.
"Urge the police and CPS to prosecute record stores and radio stations that promote songs encouraging the killing of LGBTs.
"These are eight specific examples of on-going gay inequality. Will David Cameron get rid of them or will he retain them? Until he assures us that these discriminations will be ended by a Conservative government, Mr Cameron will not deserve the support of the lesbian and gay community," said Mr Tatchell.
Pink Pasty:- I would add to Mr Tatchell's list a much needed overhaul of the homophobic attitudes & practises which remain protected within police forces like that of the Devon & Cornwall Constabulary, under the comand of Chief Constable Steven Otter. The IPCC is grossly ineffectual in either grasping the impact & affect of homophobic police officers & their prejudicial conduct towards LGBT persons.
NB:- This blog is written specifically due to direct contribution by multiple homophobic harassment, attitudes & practises, failure of 'duty of care', misconduct & or contribution to police criminality & abuse of power in abusing gay persons as contributed too by ALL of the following Devon & Cornwall Constabulary police officers to my factual knowledge & experience
....DC WOODS (retired), DC SCOTT, DC ANNING, DC CROWE, DC PARKER (& his DS at Camborne), DS BECKERLEGGE, PC TAR & accomplice (Black Female Police colleague), PC FULLER, PC TRELOAR, PC ALEXANDER & Police Colleague, PC PIPER (Diversity Officer), PC CANNON (Diversity officer), Sgt. ROWE, Inspector BOLT, Inspector EASTERN (Professional Standards Unit), Various Custody officers from Camborne Police Station 2004, Three Helston Police Officers on duty Flora Day Helston 2006, Chief Constable Maria Wallis, Acting Chief Constable Arnold, Chief Constable Stephen Otter.
...This is NOT the complete list of violating & abusive Devon & Cornwall Police officers or employees responsible KNOWN for contribution to abuse of gay persons in Cornwall. Police, who have contributed by their misconduct to the victimisation, violation & trauma of gay persons in Cornwall since 2004...Cornwall police abuse affects & traumatic impact which is continuing to abuse gay people by police in 2009
Cornwall Police = They ARE the abusive Homophobic Hate Crime problem STILL in 2009
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