But they'll be there for the second year running in Brighton today. Pink News describes it as the Conservative party's "attempts to make itself appealing to the gay community".
Those who remember Section 28 of the Local Government Act, which was finally repealed only in November 2003 (2000 in Scotland) – having been sat on for six years by a Labour government, but that's another Tory, er, story – would have laughed then if they'd been painted a picture of Tories on a big camp float celebrating sexual diversity, instead of condemning it with the fervour of a nutty Catholic cardinal or an African archbishop doing an exorcism.
David Bull, a TV doctor and Tory candidate for Brighton Pavilion, is behind today's float, says Pink News. I think they mean behind the idea rather than walking in its wake. He's quoted as saying, "Four years ago if someone said the Conservative Party were going to do a float for Pride, we would have been laughed out of the city.
"Last year we were amazed at the positive response and that’s why all the team here in Brighton and Hove wanted to put together a float that represents the fact that Brighton is the best place to be in the world. It’s somewhere that everyone can be themselves."
No comments:
Post a Comment
We welcome lively and challenging comments. However, please try to stay on topic, be polite and do not use abusive, racist or sexist language, and do not incite your readers to violence or other antisocial behaviour, or your comment will be deleted. This isn't censorship: it's a case of staying within the bounds of decency and having an eye to the law, although we realise the law will be different in different countries.
We do not bar anonymous comments at the moment, but we would prefer that those commenting play fair and use their name or at least a regular nom de plume. It does show a confidence in your convictions. We know, too, that it's easy to use a false name and be effectively anonymous, but, again, we appeal to your sense of good practice. Even a wacky nom de plume is better, since at least readers will come to know that contributor and maybe remember her or his previous comments.
Blatant commercial advertising will be removed.
Comments should not be construed as necessarily the policy or opinion of the Pink Triangle Trust.
Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.