David Cameron leader apologizes for party’s anti-gay past

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David Cameron, the leader of the Conservatives in the British Parliament, has apologized for his party’s role in passing anti-gay legislation in the 1980’s, telling an LGBT pride gathering his party has changed when it comes to LGBT issues. If Labor Party losses in recent elections are any indication, Cameron could become Britain’s next prime minister. The Christian Institute reports:
Conservative leader David Cameron says his party was wrong to support Section 28 – a law banning local authorities from promoting homosexuality in schools.
Section 28 was introduced in the 1980s to protect children from inappropriate resources being pushed by councils controlled by what was dubbed at the time ‘the loony left’. It has since been repealed.
Speaking at a Conservative fundraiser to mark a gay pride event taking place in London this weekend, Mr Cameron told guests that his party’s attitudes towards ‘gay rights’ had changed.
He said: “Yes, we may have sometimes been slow and yes, we may have made mistakes, including Section 28, but the change has happened.”
He went on to say: “One of the things I was most proud of doing was standing up at that first party conference and saying commitment to marriage was an important thing whether it’s between a man and a woman, a man and a man or a woman and a woman.
“I am proud I said it and I am proud of my party for supporting me.”