Comments on: EXCLUSIVE: David Cameron’s European ally supports “deeply homophobic legislation”

By: Adam Fish

Adam Fish — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:47:48 +0000

Some of David Cameron's best friends are homophobes… http://bit.ly/99Uv8n #leadersdebate

By: Jamil D

Jamil D — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:55:04 +0000

@P0150N0U5F15H David Cameron supported the anti-gay Section 28, plus this: http://tinyurl.com/ybhktzw

By: Sunder Katwala

Sunder Katwala — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:57:15 +0000

SohoPolitico

A belated response to your response and our discussion back @44 and @41 in this post.
http://www.nextleft.org/2009/10/embarassing-allies-and-constructive.html

But I would certainly be interested to read yr view of why this should also be of concern with regard to the Conservatives’ domestic agenda on equality and gay rights issues, and may prove persuadable on that.

By: Liberal Conspiracy » Pt 2: How the Tories abandoned gay rights over Europe

Liberal Conspiracy » Pt 2: How the Tories abandoned gay rights over Europe — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:01:16 +0000

[...] Pt 2: How the Tories abandoned gay rights over Europe by Soho Politico October 5, 2009 at 10:00 am I’ve been collecting information on one of David Cameron’s allies in his new European grouping. This is the second part of that investigation, the first part is here. [...]

By: Soho Politico

Soho Politico — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:33:53 +0000

Heh @cllrilindley. So presumably u’ll happily condemn Tory alliance with another MEP with proven record of homophobia http://bit.ly/15xrQN

By: Soho Politico

Soho Politico — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 07:33:53 +0000

Heh @cllrilindley. So presumably u’ll happily condemn Tory alliance with another MEP with proven record of homophobia http://bit.ly/15xrQN

By: Why the silence, Iain? « Bad Conscience

Why the silence, Iain? « Bad Conscience — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:10:20 +0000

[...] Or Valdemar Tomaševski, MEP from Lithuania, and member of the Tories’ Euro coalition, who is on record as having branded homosexuality a “perversion”, and who was recently revealed as having personally voted for a Lithuanian law that has been described as a harsher, more wide-reaching version of Britain’s Section 28. (h/t to Soho Politico via Liberal Conspiracy) [...]

By: sunny hundal

sunny hundal — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:47:12 +0000

And @cherylsmith why not ask the Tories why their party is allied with a major homophobe from Lithuania? http://is.gd/3Smgv

By: sunny hundal

sunny hundal — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:41:47 +0000

And @cherylsmith why not ask the Tories why their party is allied with a major homophone from Lithuania? http://is.gd/3Smgv

By: Soho Politico

Soho Politico — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:59:49 +0000

@nick_clegg Following Ed Davey’s welcome intervention, I wonder whether u will also make ur thoughts known on this? http://bit.ly/15xrQN

By: sunny hundal

sunny hundal — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:47:12 +0000

And @cherylsmith why not ask the Tories why their party is allied with a major homophobe from Lithuania? http://is.gd/3Smgv

[Original tweet]

By: sunny hundal

sunny hundal — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:41:47 +0000

And @cherylsmith why not ask the Tories why their party is allied with a major homophone from Lithuania? http://is.gd/3Smgv

[Original tweet]

By: Soho Politico

Soho Politico — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:59:49 +0000

@nick_clegg Following Ed Davey's welcome intervention, I wonder whether u will also make ur thoughts known on this? http://bit.ly/15xrQN

[Original tweet]

By: Hockey » Blog Archive » Penny Red: Tea and sympathy.

Hockey » Blog Archive » Penny Red: Tea and sympathy. — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:44:30 +0000

[...] well (I was in that Tim Montgomerie event and almost threw a sausage roll at him). …and Liberal Conspiracy uncovers Tory links to a European party with a right-wing, homophobic agenda. Hail our future lords and [...]

By: Marjory Smith

Marjory Smith — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:02:32 +0000

RT @andyreeves 4those who think Conservatives have changed on LGBT issues-theyRcomplete hypocrites-read this http://bit.ly/lQ0u

By: Lianne de Mello

Lianne de Mello — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:14:05 +0000

RT @pickledpolitics: Tories’ European alliance with some who homophobic legislation http://is.gd/3QOYN

By: Jimmy Sands

Jimmy Sands — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:22:32 +0000

@71

Quite the spin there. He was of course far from the only member to hold thiose views. What got him kicked out was disruptive behaviour leading up to his final tantrum. That he now has the nerve to criticise others for nazi comparisons is breathtaking.

By: pagar

pagar — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:33:14 +0000

Some politicians here in Poland are offended by a new children’s book which tells the story of a couple of gay penguins and their chick.

So are we saying that Poland has an adoption agency for gay penguins?

If so, how come we haven’t got one?

By: Alix

Alix — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:18:59 +0000

Sunny @58 Thank christ for that!

By: Czarny Kot

Czarny Kot — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:54:46 +0000

Some politicians here in Poland are offended by a new children’s book which tells the story of a couple of gay penguins and their chick.

They claim that the book is homosexual propaganda and will lead to more homosexuality. Gay rights campaigners claim that the book merely promotes tolerance of different lifestyles.

What makes this storm in a teacup so bizarre is that a lot of the politicians getting so worked up about the penguin book are at the same time trying to get Roman Polanski off the hook for sodomising a 13-year old girl.

Work that one out…

By: Liberal Conspiracy » Libdems condemn Tory alliance with Lithuanian MEP

Liberal Conspiracy » Libdems condemn Tory alliance with Lithuanian MEP — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:45:33 +0000

[...] Politico has been doing the digging on this saga and we’ll bring you the next installment [...]

By: Michael Smith

Michael Smith — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:43:33 +0000

RT @D_m25: @walloyd http://bit.ly/15xrQN ur view?

By: Watchman

Watchman — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:34:00 +0000

This is just silly politiking – all political groupings contain people that disagree on some matters (e.g. try to show the socialist group does not contain members that believe in nationalisation of key industries, which is not Labour party policy).

The Conservative party is not homophobic because some extreme idiot in their group (who has signed up to a set of principles that define the group, not to Conservative party policy) happens to be homophobic. No more than Labour is because a local councillor in their party happens to be. There are homophobes, racists, nutcases etc in all parties; their existence does not mean that parties agree with them.

And as for the gay rights agenda – has it occured to you that this is discriminatory in promoting rights for only one equality group (therefore at the expense of others). Maybe equal rights (to which the Conservatives are committed) would be a better thing to promote?

By: pagar

pagar — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:13:58 +0000

@58 – it was quite a convincing one though!

After drinking too much I am usually great at impersonating the person I could have been if I weren’t drunk.

Not.

By: Joel

Joel — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:43:11 +0000

Disagree with Douglas (69). The populace can be supportive and fiercely defensive of tolerance.

Euro-politics may seem very far away to a lot of people, hence all those voters in the MEP election who used it as an excuse to deliver a blow to Labour at home rather than voting on European issues. But that’s why the spotlight needs to be bigger. I think Joe Public can be supportive of his gay neighbour, and I agree with what Soho said (72).