tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614841571339583501.post5144008481610618844..comments2023-11-02T08:17:49.134+00:00Comments on Law and Sexuality: The Guardian Gay IssueChris Ashfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12071159399124287824noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614841571339583501.post-15208787790880950442012-04-22T18:20:09.433+01:002012-04-22T18:20:09.433+01:00The gay Tory thing missed out the idea that Conser...The gay Tory thing missed out the idea that Conservatives can be very good - very welcoming - of "outsiders" at an individual level, but not so good at dealing with them as an anonymous group: they don't seem to be able to understand that a group is made up of individuals, and that a blanket anti-gay law (such as section 28) could harm people who they might see nothing wrong with, individually.<br /><br />Mind you, Labour nationally might have made the right noises, but locally could be just as anti gay as the Tories; pro-gay policies were approved, but not very enthusiastically.<br /><br />(I was a Labour supporter; now I vote for them, but mostly against the others.)<br /><br />StephenStephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01698850550636271224noreply@blogger.com