Support Drops for Tories in UK Among Gays/Lesbians

An exclusive PinkNews.co.uk survey of more than 600 lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans readers has found that support has plummeted for the Conservative Party. In the week that the first Conservative Conference Pride was held, our poll found that only 22 per cent of respondents would vote Tory if there was a general election tomorrow, compared to 36 per cent who said they would vote Labour. Twenty-five per cent said they would vote Liberal Democrat. The results are a reversal of a similar poll we conducted in June, ahead of the European Elections. Then, we found that 39 per cent would vote Tory in a general election, compared to 29 per cent who said they would Labour. Full Story from Pink News: http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/09/pinknews.co.uk-poll-gay-support-drops-dramatically-for-tories/

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UK Tory Leader Defends Alliance With Homophobic Party in Poland

David Cameron has today defended the Conservative alliance with a controversial Polish party in the European parliament, insisting it was not homophobic. In an interview with Sky News, the Tory leader denied that the Law and Justice party – which opposes gay marriage – was prejudiced towards gay people. Asked how he would respond to a letter from celebrities including Stephen Fry, which called on him to oppose "vile rhetoric" about gay rights from the Law and Justice party, Cameron said: "I'll respond to the letter very clearly. "I don't believe the Law and Justice party are homophobic. Poland is a Catholic country. Most of the parties in Poland do take a stance like that on issues like gay marriage. "I don't happen to agree with them, but they're not a homophobic party." Full Story from the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/oct/07/cameron-defends-alliance-polish-party

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Activist Calls on Tory Leader to take Concrete Steps on Gay Rights in UK

As the Conservative Party Conference gets underway in Manchester, party leader David Cameron has been called on to prove his commitment to gay rights. In the last few years, Cameron has stepped up efforts to appeal to the gay community and it was claimed in May that outreach to gay groups was one of his top five priorities. In February this year, he claimed his support for civil partnerships is proof the party backs gay rights. However, gay rights activist Peter Tatchell has said that Cameron and his party are "all talk and no action" on gay rights. Full Story from Pink News: http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/05/david-cameron-challenged-to-commit-to-gay-rights/

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