Tory MP Nigel Evans: Those cleared of sex charges should receive counselling
Conservative MP Nigel Evans says people who are cleared of sexual offences should be entitled to the same counselling that is offered to crime victims. In May, Mr Evans, MP for Ribble Valley in...
View ArticleTory MP: Gay marriage was a mistake – Labour would have done it anyway
Conservative MP Sir Edward Leigh has called for his party to “apologise” for legalising same-sex marriage, saying a future Labour government would have introduced the measure anyway. Mr Leigh, MP for...
View ArticleTory MP Nigel Evans elected to senior party committee
Conservative MP Nigel Evans has been elected to the influential 1922 committee. The committee is a forum for Tory MPs to connect with the leadership and is seen as a barometer of party opinion. Mr...
View ArticleAnn Widdecombe: ‘I was very alienated by gay marriage’
Former Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe says David Cameron’s decision to legalise same-sex marriage left her feeling “alienated”. Promoting her new autobiography ‘Strictly Ann’ in an interview to The...
View ArticleGay activist hopes to unseat Tory MP who warned of ‘aggressive homosexuals’
An LGBT rights campaigner is running to become a selected Labour candidate in a seat occupied by a Conservative MP who previously warned of the “aggressive homosexual community”. Former defence...
View ArticleAnn Widdecombe backs anti-gay marriage Belfast bakery
Ann Widdecombe is supporting the owners of a Belfast bakery who refused to make a cake featuring a pro-equal marriage message. Ashers Baking Company declined an order from an LGBT rights activist,...
View ArticleWill Nicky Morgan champion LGBT equality in schools as Education Secretary?
Michael Gove, who previously resisted updating sex education guidance in schools, has been replaced by a minister who voted against same-sex marriage – and is now responsible for the entire equalities...
View ArticleThatcher told me: ‘I don’t want anything to do’ with the AIDS campaign
Margaret Thatcher “pursed her lips” over the 1986 government campaign against the AIDS epidemic, refusing to take any responsibility, says Edwina Currie. The ex-Tory MP has spoken to GT (Gay Times) of...
View ArticleTory MP: ‘Equalising blood laws is the next frontier for UK gay rights’
Conservative MP Michael Fabricant says blanket restrictions preventing gay and bisexual men from giving blood must end. Writing in The Guardian, the former Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party...
View ArticleA growing number of Tories are calling for statutory sex education
Former Conservative Party Vice-Chairman Michael Fabricant has become the latest Tory to back calls for statutory Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) Education. The Lichfield MP told...
View ArticleTories should back statutory sex education, says Health Committee Chair
Conservative MP Dr Sarah Wollaston is calling on her party to support statutory Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education. The Totnes MP has praised the Conservative peer and former Health...
View ArticleNicky Morgan: ‘Let me have a think about making PSHE statutory’
Education Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities Nicky Morgan has hinted that she could be moving towards supporting statutory Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) Education. On...
View ArticleSenior Tory MP slams anti-gay Devon columnist for ‘repellent’ views
Conservative MP Dr Sarah Wollaston has condemned the “repellent” remarks of a Devon newspaper columnist who described homosexuality as an “aberration”. The MP for Totnes is the latest Devon MP to...
View ArticleGay Tories rally round Business Minister over Labour ‘full of queers’ accident
Senior Tories have criticised Labour MP Chris Bryant for suggesting Business Minister Matthew Hancock should be sacked for accidentally tweeting that Labour was a party “full of queers”. Mr Hancock,...
View ArticleTory Minister retweets ‘Labour is full of queers’ poem
Business Minister Matthew Hancock has retweeted a poem suggesting the Labour Party “is full of queers”. The Tory MP for West Suffolk retweeted the jibe, along with several other critical poems about...
View ArticleTory MP will tomorrow urge Commons to drop gay blood ban
A motion calling for an end to the 12-month deferral on gay and bisexual men donating blood will be tabled on Wednesday by Conservative MP Michael Fabricant. At present, men who have sex with men...
View ArticleTory MP: Opposing gay marriage is ‘understandable’ and not homophobic
Conservatives who oppose same-sex marriage are holding “an understandable theological and cultural position”, Windsor MP Adam Afriyie has claimed. Writing in The Daily Telegraph, Mr Afriyie said:...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Nicky Morgan would ‘probably’ vote for equal marriage today
Education Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities Nicky Morgan has exclusively spoken to PinkNews about her regret on not voting for same-sex marriage. In April, when the senior Tory was...
View ArticleVideo: Labour MP Ben Bradshaw defends heckling Education Secretary at...
Labour MP Ben Bradshaw has defended heckling Nicky Morgan at the PinkNews Awards, saying “she was lucky not to be heckled twice.” The second annual PinkNews Awards took place in Parliament last night,...
View ArticleTheresa May ‘delighted’ that Lynne Featherstone is back at Home Office
Home Secretary Theresa May says she’s “delighted” that Lib Dem MP Lynne Featherstone has returned to her former government department as a minister. On Tuesday it was announced that Mrs Featherstone...
View ArticleWATCH: Tory MP Michael Fabricant: ‘Gay men have to lie in order to give blood’
In a video aired on the BBC today, Tory MP Michael Fabricant calls for the equalisation of blood donation rules for men who have sex with men. Mr Fabricant last month called for an end to the 12-month...
View ArticleTory Vice Chair ‘delighted’ by committee recommendation on HPV vaccine for...
A committee recommendation for the HPV vaccine to be extended to men who have sex with men (MSM) has been welcomed by Conservative Party Vice Chair Mike Freer. The gay Tory MP for Finchley and Golders...
View ArticleUKIP doctor blasts Tory MP Michael Fabricant’s equal blood campaign
A UKIP parliamentary candidate, who works as a hospital doctor, has criticised Tory MP Michael Fabricant’s campaign to equalise blood donation rules for gay and bisexual men. Mr Fabricant, a former...
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The Pope’s rainbow scarf, and 6 other stories you might have missed this week
PinkNews brings you a roundup of news from the past seven days. Here are some of the most widely read, and notable news stories from the past week which you may have missed. 1. Ivan Massow announced he...
View ArticleNicky Morgan: I stand by vote against same-sex marriage but I’d probably vote...
Minister for Women and Equalities Nicky Morgan says she stands by her decision to vote against same-sex marriage and that she feels Britain is “a basically Christian country”. The senior Tory, who is...
View ArticleEx-Tory MP Harvey Proctor denies ‘rent-boy ring’ allegations
Harvey Proctor has denied allegations that he was part of an alleged “rent-boy ring” – and has said that his previous convictions for gross indecency were for sexual acts that are no longer illegal....
View ArticleTory candidate brags about voting against same-sex marriage in re-election bid
A Tory candidate has bragged about voting against same-sex marriage as one of the reasons voters should re-elect him next month. Speaking to his local paper, Tory candidate Bob Blackman was asked to...
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Tory MP and Daily Mail launch sickening attack on memorial for executed gay men
Anti-gay Tory MP Andrew Bridgen has sickeningly lashed out at a memorial for men executed for being gay. The powerful exhibit was unveiled by the National Trust this week at Kingston Lacy, a property...
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Tory MP tells constituent ‘all lives matter’ in response to death of Black...
A Conservative MP has responded to a constituent’s concerns about the death of Black rail worker Belly Mujinga with an email telling her that “all lives matter”. David Evennett, 71, is MP for...
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New minister for women Maria Caufield sparks anger with ‘deeply troubling’...
Tory MP Maria Caulfield’s appointment as the new minister for women has caused controversy, as an MP who’s previously voted in favour of cutting the 24-week abortion time limit and opposed buffer zones...
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