The Weird Homophobe
Hmm … wanting to be open-minded I posted a story two weeks back titled ‘Tories Hugging Gays?’, about the UK Conservative opposition party getting modern. The leader is modern, yes. But even the next rung down – his parliamentary candidates – have a habit of being medieval on issues like marriage equality and the alleged gay ‘lifestyle’. Witness this quote, which promptly got Phillip Lardner sacked as a candidate (he was also previously suspended from the party for racism):
“Homosexuality is not normal behaviour… as your MP I will support the rights of parents and teachers to refuse to have their children taught that homosexuality is ‘normal’ behaviour or an equal lifestyle choice to traditional marriage.”
Here is David Cameron on his party’s somewhat circular journey on gay rights:
Tags: Conservatives, homophobic, Phillip Lardner, Tory
