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===Pro-gay stance===

===Pro-gay stance===

Cameron has made a series of stances advocating [[gay rights]], and is the first Conservative leader to have attended [[Gay pride]] events. Traditionally the Conservative Party in the UK has tried to maintain traditional values, and in 1988 the Thatcher government passed a piece of legislation ("Section 28") that banned taxpayer's money being spent on the "promotion of homosexuality" in schools. This act was repealed by the later socialist Labour administration, but instead of campaigning for its reinstatement, Cameron has apologized to homosexuals for his previous support of Section 28, and asked them to "forgive" him. While speaking at a gay pride parade, he claimed that one of his "proudest" moments since becoming the leader of the Conservatives, is telling the 2006 party conference that conservatives had a duty to support a "commitment to marriage" among men and women, between a "man and a man, and a woman and a woman".<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/david-cameron/5710650/David-Cameron-says-sorry-over-Section-28-gay-law.html David Cameron says sorry over Section 28 gay law], The Daily Telegraph, July 1, 2009</ref> It has since been confirmed that Cameron has plans to introduce [[same-sex marriage]] if he comes into power.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/7673224/Gay-couples-could-be-allowed-to-marry-under-Tory-election-plans.html Gay couples could be allowed to marry under Tory election plans], The Daily Telegraph, May 4, 2010</ref> After a Conservative parliamentary candidate, Philip Lardner, wrote on his blog that "homosexual behaviour is not normal behaviour", Cameron ensured that Lardner was was quickly dismissed from the party. The party announced that Lardner's biblically correct views were "deeply offensive" and "have no place in the modern Conservative Party". In response, Lardner claimed that Cameron's response was "knee-jerk" and showed that Cameron was "frighteningly weak".<ref>[http://news.scotsman.com/politics/General-Election-2010-Sacked-Tory.6269666.jp Sacked Tory candidate says Cameron is not fit to be PM], The Scotsman, May 4, 2010</ref>

Cameron has made a series of stances advocating [[gay rights]], and is the first Conservative leader to have attended [[Gay pride]] events. Historically the Conservative Party in the UK has tried to maintain traditional values, and in 1988 the Thatcher government passed a piece of legislation ("Section 28") that banned taxpayer's money being spent on the "promotion of homosexuality" in schools. This act was repealed by the later socialist Labour administration, but instead of campaigning for its reinstatement, Cameron has apologized to homosexuals for his previous support of Section 28, and asked them to "forgive" him. While speaking at a gay pride parade, he claimed that one of his "proudest" moments since becoming the leader of the Conservatives, is telling the 2006 party conference that conservatives had a duty to support a "commitment to marriage" among men and women, between a "man and a man, and a woman and a woman".<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/david-cameron/5710650/David-Cameron-says-sorry-over-Section-28-gay-law.html David Cameron says sorry over Section 28 gay law], The Daily Telegraph, July 1, 2009</ref> It has since been confirmed that Cameron has plans to introduce [[same-sex marriage]] if he comes into power.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/7673224/Gay-couples-could-be-allowed-to-marry-under-Tory-election-plans.html Gay couples could be allowed to marry under Tory election plans], The Daily Telegraph, May 4, 2010</ref> After a Conservative parliamentary candidate, Philip Lardner, wrote on his blog that "homosexual behaviour is not normal behaviour", Cameron ensured that Lardner was was quickly dismissed from the party. The party announced that Lardner's biblically correct views were "deeply offensive" and "have no place in the modern Conservative Party". In response, Lardner claimed that Cameron's response was "knee-jerk" and showed that Cameron was "frighteningly weak".<ref>[http://news.scotsman.com/politics/General-Election-2010-Sacked-Tory.6269666.jp Sacked Tory candidate says Cameron is not fit to be PM], The Scotsman, May 4, 2010</ref>

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