Conservatives to legislate for LGBT rights home and abroad

A contract for equalities

This contract underscores some of the most important battles in politics.

In this election campaign we have talked about the new part we hope people will play in making the country better, in building the Big Society. Now, at the end of the campaign, we are setting out our side of the bargain: what we will do if we win the election. So we are publishing this contract for equalities, which underscores some of the most important battles in politics – on gender equality, racial equality, ending age discrimination, LGBT issues and helping disabled people. And we are saying clearly in this contract that if we fail to make progress in these areas, if we do not deliver on our side of the bargain, then vote us out in five years time.

Theresa May Home Secretary (Download Equalities-Manifesto.pdf)
http://tinyurl.com/3855n5n

Fight for LGBT rights around the world

Unfortunately there are still far too many countries around the world that discriminate against gay and lesbian people. We would use our relationships with other countries to push for unequivocal support for gay rights. For example, Shadow Cabinet Minister Nick Herbert will attend the EuroPride rally in Warsaw as part of our commitment to making the case for gay equality in Eastern Europe.

We would also use our influence in international groups like the Commonwealth to put pressure on countries where gay people are persecuted, such as Uganda, and we would change the rules so that gay people fleeing persecution were granted asylum. At the moment gay asylum seekers are often returned to countries with homophobic regimes and told to keep their sexuality a secret.

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