An interesting - and obscure - speech by Tony Blair (English Prime Miinister) in 1994 when Labour was in opposition to the Conservative Government of John Major.
It was delivered during the debate on an amendment tabled by a Conservative to reduce the then age of consent for gay men (21) to 16, in line with heterosexuals.
This is what Blair - incidentally a devout Christian - told the House of Commons:
"People are entitled to think that homosexuality is wrong, but they are not entitled to use the criminal law to force that view upon others. A society that has learned, over time, racial and sexual equality can surely come to terms with equality of sexuality. That is the moral case for change tonight. It is our chance to welcome people � I do not care whether there are 50,000, 500,000 or 5 million; it matters not a damn � into full membership of our society on equal terms. It is our chance to do good, and we should take it.� (Source: Hansard, the official record of the UK Parliament - Date of speech: February 21, 1994)
Since Tony Blair is such a darling of Bush and the right wing maybe they should take notice.
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