Britain Is Ready For A Gay Prime Minister, Say Cleggy & Miliband!

BigAndy9 wrote:14th March 2014

Are you sure you trust the English public to vote on this, boys?


Britain is ready for a gay Prime Minister, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband have claimed.

The Lib Dem and Labour leaders said social attitudes had changed dramatically in the last 20 years.

Voters would judge a potential prime minister on their ability to lead rather than their sexuality, they said.


Please tell me the mail thinks today is the 1st of April..........



Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2580865/Britain-ready-gay-Prime-Minister-Clegg-Milliband-claim-sex-marriage-law.html#ixzz2vwphnyaT

BigAndy9 wrote:But if one of the leaders were gay, should we continue with the General Election or should we just let the MPs choose the victor for us because we might not be ready to make such a decision?

Irn Bru wrote:Just to test the water would anyone on here have a problem with it and what do they think that David Cameron would say if he were asked the question?

I doubt I would have a problem with it. Anyone else?

Irn Bru wrote:Just to test the water would anyone on here have a problem with it and what do they think that David Cameron would say if he were asked the question?

I doubt I would have a problem with it. Anyone else?

VOD(original) wrote:If the job is done right who cares what their sexuality .

BigAndy9 wrote:

Irn Bru wrote:Just to test the water would anyone on here have a problem with it and what do they think that David Cameron would say if he were asked the question?

I doubt I would have a problem with it. Anyone else?

I think Dave says what he thinks in the article.

Here's what I find nauseating - the fact that people like you say you don't have a problem with it.

What I say is "problem with what?"

Eilzel wrote:I think that the reason people make statements like this is to address the fact we HAVE come a long way; there certainly was a time in the not distant enough past when being gay may have deterred some voters. But thankfully they were less advanced times

Wasn't Ted Heath rumoured to have been gay? In any case I think people are simply more likely to vote the better candidate; or the party they always vote, regardless of if the potential PM is black or white, female or male, gay or straight, or a walrus haha

kevins58 wrote:

Eilzel wrote:I think that the reason people make statements like this is to address the fact we HAVE come a long way; there certainly was a time in the not distant enough past when being gay may have deterred some voters. But thankfully they were less advanced times

Wasn't Ted Heath rumoured to have been gay? In any case I think people are simply more likely to vote the better candidate; or the party they always vote, regardless of if the potential PM is black or white, female or male, gay or straight, or a walrus haha

I had alluded to that above Eilzel. He was certainly reckoned to be and that was at a time when it was still illegal. I don't think it matters a jot and there are a number of outed Gay MPs in the Tory party today.

Eilzel wrote:

kevins58 wrote:

I had alluded to that above Eilzel. He was certainly reckoned to be and that was at a time when it was still illegal. I don't think it matters a jot and there are a number of outed Gay MPs in the Tory party today.

I am pretty sure I read a stat once which stated there are more gay MPs in the Tories than other party- amazing how the Conservatives today can be so divided on social issues as to have such a situation while more than half vehemently opposed same-sex marriage.