It seems the Tories want my vote
Jul. 4th, 2009 12:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sparkindarknessNot my vote personally this time, but the vote of homosexuals. Yes, that’s right, the Tories are after the “pink vote”
(A brief aside. The PINK vote?! What the hell? Seriously media outlets, even the Rainbow vote would have been better!)
They are doing this by apologising for Section 28, that vile piece of Tory legislation that prevented the “promotion of homosexuality” (translation - acknowledging we exist without the essential add-on that we are of course destined for our fiery torment in hell crackle crackle crackle) in school. It was implied that this was ancient history in the Tory party and they had changed.
Really.
What about apologising for OPPOSING the repeal of this bill in 2003? Where’s the sorry for that (only 60% of Tory MPs turned out for that vote, and 75% of those Tories voted to KEEP the ban)? What about the fact that YOU YOURSELF voted against repealing it?
I think they’ve left apologising for throwing hurdles at the gay marriage law (what about brother’s and sisters living together? Can they marry for equitable tax rates? What about children caring for disabled parents, can they get married for tax breaks? What about shareholders of the same company? What about any damn stupid thing I can dredge up in a desperate attempt to delay or sink this bill?) Are you saving this apology for later, Cameron?
Oh and gay adoption - the Tory dominated House of Lords had to be overruled on that one. and the Tories STILL voted 188 out of 126 in favour of banning gays from adopting. In fact, ion the many many many votes that were taken on this bill as it was amended and forced through the Lords, the Tories ALWAYS voted near unanimously against it. I think we need another apology here Cameron! Especially since YOU were one of the no votes!
Oh, of course they’ll then have to apologise for stopping the equalising the age of consent for homosexual and heterosexual sex not once, but TWICE and doing their level best to stop it a third time! (only Labour’s Majority forced it through against OVERWHELMING TORY OPPOSITION) Where’s the apology for this?
What about apologising for the overwhelming vote from the Tories to require fertility treatment to need the presence of a “father and a mother” in May 2008. Thankfully Labour pushed through “supportive parenting” rather than language that would have EXPRESSLY denied homosexuals. Can I get a sorry on this one too?
Oooh, here’s another: Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill 2008 - Tories vote 125 out of 128 to try and water down hate crime protection for homosexuals. And again on Jan 2009, another overwhelming Tory support for hate speech against gay people.
Hey, how about Clause 58 of the Coroners and Justice Act? Y’know the one that banned homophobic hate? Y’know the one that YOU AND EVERY TORY MP PRESENT BAR ONE VOTED AGAINST! And this was March 2009. THIS BLOODY YEAR! I think we need a pretty damn HUGE apology for this one.
You want my vote Cameron? You want the “pink vote?” Then you better keep apologising - because you and yours have got a hell of a lot more apologising to do before you make up for even HALF of the crap we’ve put up from you over the years
You want my vote Cameron? It’ll be a cold day in hell before I put my mark in the Tory’s box. Yours is a party of hate. You have fought us, oppressed us and opposed us every step of the way. Every tiny attempt to further gay rights has been done in the teeth of fierce Tory opposition. And it’s not historic, it’s not the mistakes of the past - it’s still happening. Right now. You are our enemy.
I will never vote for the Conservatives - and I’ll go further: any homosexual that votes for the Conservatives is betraying us all.
(A brief aside. The PINK vote?! What the hell? Seriously media outlets, even the Rainbow vote would have been better!)
They are doing this by apologising for Section 28, that vile piece of Tory legislation that prevented the “promotion of homosexuality” (translation - acknowledging we exist without the essential add-on that we are of course destined for our fiery torment in hell crackle crackle crackle) in school. It was implied that this was ancient history in the Tory party and they had changed.
Really.
What about apologising for OPPOSING the repeal of this bill in 2003? Where’s the sorry for that (only 60% of Tory MPs turned out for that vote, and 75% of those Tories voted to KEEP the ban)? What about the fact that YOU YOURSELF voted against repealing it?
I think they’ve left apologising for throwing hurdles at the gay marriage law (what about brother’s and sisters living together? Can they marry for equitable tax rates? What about children caring for disabled parents, can they get married for tax breaks? What about shareholders of the same company? What about any damn stupid thing I can dredge up in a desperate attempt to delay or sink this bill?) Are you saving this apology for later, Cameron?
Oh and gay adoption - the Tory dominated House of Lords had to be overruled on that one. and the Tories STILL voted 188 out of 126 in favour of banning gays from adopting. In fact, ion the many many many votes that were taken on this bill as it was amended and forced through the Lords, the Tories ALWAYS voted near unanimously against it. I think we need another apology here Cameron! Especially since YOU were one of the no votes!
Oh, of course they’ll then have to apologise for stopping the equalising the age of consent for homosexual and heterosexual sex not once, but TWICE and doing their level best to stop it a third time! (only Labour’s Majority forced it through against OVERWHELMING TORY OPPOSITION) Where’s the apology for this?
What about apologising for the overwhelming vote from the Tories to require fertility treatment to need the presence of a “father and a mother” in May 2008. Thankfully Labour pushed through “supportive parenting” rather than language that would have EXPRESSLY denied homosexuals. Can I get a sorry on this one too?
Oooh, here’s another: Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill 2008 - Tories vote 125 out of 128 to try and water down hate crime protection for homosexuals. And again on Jan 2009, another overwhelming Tory support for hate speech against gay people.
Hey, how about Clause 58 of the Coroners and Justice Act? Y’know the one that banned homophobic hate? Y’know the one that YOU AND EVERY TORY MP PRESENT BAR ONE VOTED AGAINST! And this was March 2009. THIS BLOODY YEAR! I think we need a pretty damn HUGE apology for this one.
You want my vote Cameron? You want the “pink vote?” Then you better keep apologising - because you and yours have got a hell of a lot more apologising to do before you make up for even HALF of the crap we’ve put up from you over the years
You want my vote Cameron? It’ll be a cold day in hell before I put my mark in the Tory’s box. Yours is a party of hate. You have fought us, oppressed us and opposed us every step of the way. Every tiny attempt to further gay rights has been done in the teeth of fierce Tory opposition. And it’s not historic, it’s not the mistakes of the past - it’s still happening. Right now. You are our enemy.
I will never vote for the Conservatives - and I’ll go further: any homosexual that votes for the Conservatives is betraying us all.