Gordon Brown

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has sent a letter of support to Student Pride which took place in Brighton last weekend.

The letter said:
I’m sorry not to be with you in person in Brighton today but I wanted to wish all of you at Student Pride a fantastic weekend.

I’m very proud of all that we’ve achieved on LGBT rights these last 13 years – often in the face of fierce opposition. From equalising the age of consent, lifting the ban on military service, introducing gay adoption and creating civil partnerships to scrapping section 28, introducing the Gender Recognition Act and banning discrimination at work and in the provision of goods and services, we’ve taken massive strides towards equality. More recently, we have taken action to tackle homophobic bullying in schools, made incitement to homophobic hate a crime, secured unprecedented lesbian fertility rights and introduced the Equality Bill.

We’ve done a lot – but we can never be complacent and must always be vigilant to see that progress isn’t reversed.

This government is committed to the fight for equality and we are guided by one very simple principle when it comes to LGBT rights: you can’t legislate love.

Best wishes and have a great Pride,

Gordon Brown

Simon Burgess, Labour & Co-op candidate for Brighton Kemptown at the general election, said:
"I am delighted the Prime Minister wrote showing his very strong commitment to tackling discrimination and enshrining LGBT rights. Equality is no bandwagon for
him, it lies at the heart of his beliefs in fairness and equality and I am very proud that he wrote the letter."

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