Gay Activist in UK Says Labour's Promises to Gay Community "Hollow"

Peter Tatchell this morning hit out at Gordon Brown, saying that the Prime Minister’s claims in a message of support to the gay, lesbian bisexual and transgender community ahead of Saturday’s Pride London were ‘hollow’ The message includes the claim that: “We [the Labour government] won’t ever give up on the fight for equality – we are marching with you every step of the way.” But Mr. Tatchell disagreed. “He claims to support gay equality but his government actually endorses some aspects of homophobic discrimination. Full Story from UK Gay News

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