Goodbye then "anti-gay" former Equality Minister

lgbtpolitics Fri Oct 03, 2008 at 12:18:45 AM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

Goodbye to Ruth Kelly who managed to never fully support gay rights despite being the "Minister for Gays"

 

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-9187.html




<!-- @page { size: 21cm 29.7cm; margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } -->On 22nd June 1998, she was absent from the Crime and Disorder Bill to reduce the age of consent, as she was on the 1st March 1999 and the 10th February when the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill sought to achieve the same goal (the first having been rejected by the Lords).

On the 24th October 2001, she was absent from the voting on the Relationships (Civil Registration) motion that was the catalyst for introducing the Civil Partnerships bill in Parliament.

On the 29th October 2001, she was absent from the third reading of the Adoption and Children Bill (Programme), to allow gay couples to adopt, as she was on further votes on the same subject on 16th May 2002, 20th May 2002 and the 4th November 2002.

On the 10th March 2003, she was absent from the vote to repeal section 28 which banned local authorities from promoting homosexuality as a valid lifestyle.

On the 12th October 2004, she was absent from the vote on the Civil Partnerships Bill, as she was on the 9th November 2004.

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Goodbye then "anti-gay" former Equality Minister | 4 comments (4 topical)

Re: Goodbye then (#1)

by NorthernMonkey on Fri Oct 03, 2008 at 02:32:20 AM GMT

Yeh, she was pretty useless.


Re: Goodbye then (#2)

by swatantra on Fri Oct 03, 2008 at 09:43:22 AM GMT

Nevertheless Ruth Kelly was a good sport. I don't think she really went out of her way to upset anybody.


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Re: Goodbye then (#3)

by adwilliams134 on Fri Oct 03, 2008 at 11:22:48 AM GMT

I'm no great fan of Ruth Kelly,  The Roman Catholic Church,  or Opus Dei.   I don't think she will be missed and there are plenty of other MPs who could display the same lack of talent she did.

That said,  at least she stuck to her principles and it's attitudes like lgbt above that go a long way to maintaining and fostering anti-gay beliefs and have people asking why it's OK to have Gay Pride celebrations but a criminal offence to have Straight Pride ones,  why it's OK for gays to have sex in public toilets but a criminal offence for straight people to do likewise etc etc etc.  I fully support equality,  but it must apply to all in all areas,  not favour or disfavour any particular group.


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Re: Goodbye then (#4)

by e10rifles on Fri Oct 03, 2008 at 04:10:25 PM GMT

have people asking why it's OK to have Gay Pride celebrations but a criminal offence to have Straight Pride ones

Are you really as utterly thick as you come across?

Apart from anything else, have you tried organising a Straight Pride march and been told it's an offence?

What a complete tit.


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Goodbye then "anti-gay" former Equality Minister | 4 comments (4 topical)