Ed Miliband: Our battle for equality can’t stop at same-sex marriage while prejudice still remains

Labour leader Ed Miliband writes for PinkNews to congratulate same-sex couples marrying in England and Wales, saying the battle for equality still is not yet won.

I want to send my congratulations and best wishes to all those who will be getting married over the next few weeks and months.

When I first pledged my support for equal marriage – in an article for PinkNews during the Labour Party leadership campaign in 2010 – few people would have thought that by 2014 the legislation would have passed through Parliament and lesbian and gay couples across the country would be preparing to get married. This shows how far we have come as a country in recent years.

But whatever victories we have enjoyed, the battle for equality still isn’t won. We might be getting closer to formal equality in Britain, but we need always to aim higher. We need to aim for real equality.

That’s why the campaign can’t stop while kids are still subject to homophobic bullying at school; while people are discriminated against at work because of their sexuality; and while there is still prejudice in our culture against gay and lesbian couples.

We should also redouble our resolve to campaign for LGBT rights internationally. It is deeply concerning that while we have seen major advances in equal rights in the UK, many parts of the world have moved in the opposite direction. That’s why a Labour government will appoint an international envoy to tackle discrimination against gay people across the world.

I look forward to working with PinkNews in the future to carry on our campaign for equality.

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/03/29/ed-miliband-our-battle-for-equality-cant-stop-at-same-sex-marriage-while-prejudice-still-remains/

    

Vote Labour.

It is good news.
Can't help but think he's trying to win votes though as he's slimy.

eddie wrote:It is good news.
Can't help but think he's trying to win votes though as he's slimy.

The Labour party introduced the vast majority of the freedoms that we enjoy today.

Catman wrote:

eddie wrote:It is good news.
Can't help but think he's trying to win votes though as he's slimy.

The Labour party introduced the vast majority of the freedoms that we enjoy today.

Ed Milliband is still slimy though.

eddie wrote:

Catman wrote:

The Labour party introduced the vast majority of the freedoms that we enjoy today.

Ed Milliband is still slimy though.

About as slimy as DC to be fair; and a million times less slimy than Farage- I wouldn't like to be mopping up the slimy floors at Westminster that's for sure   

eddie wrote:

Catman wrote:

The Labour party introduced the vast majority of the freedoms that we enjoy today.

Ed Milliband is still slimy though.

Vote on the policies that a party is offering, rather than what you think about the leader of a party.   

Catman wrote:

eddie wrote:

Ed Milliband is still slimy though.

Vote on the policies that a party is offering, rather than what you think about the leader of a party.   

Hmmmm, isn't the leader, representative of what a party stands for?

I'm not keen on Cameron tbf, I sort of did like Clegg at one point. I kind of trusted him...

eddie wrote:

Catman wrote:

Vote on the policies that a party is offering, rather than what you think about the leader of a party.   

Hmmmm, isn't the leader, representative of what a party stands for?

I'm not keen on Cameron tbf, I sort of did like Clegg at one point. I kind of trusted him...

Yes, but the policies are more important, he'll put forward a manifesto and it would have been the same, who ever was in charge imo.

Clegg is a lost cause imo.

the militant homosexual who is proud of his militancy wants equality???

must be the first militant in history history fighting for equal rights

normally militants fight for what THEY want and they are normally killing everyone else to get it

smelly_bandit wrote:the militant homosexual who is proud of his militancy wants equality???

must be the first militant in history history fighting for equal rights

normally militants fight for what THEY want and they are normally killing everyone else to get it

'Militant Homosexual' is a piss take, because it's what far right wankers like you choose to call gay people, who have ever fought for equality etc.

smelly_bandit wrote:the militant homosexual who is proud of his militancy wants equality???

must be the first militant in history history fighting for equal rights

normally militants fight for what THEY want and they are normally killing everyone else to get it

Militant homosexuals don't kill people; you are getting mixed up with religious militants.

Catman wrote:

smelly_bandit wrote:the militant homosexual who is proud of his militancy wants equality???

must be the first militant in history history fighting for equal rights

normally militants fight for what THEY want and they are normally killing everyone else to get it

'Militant Homosexual' is a piss take, because it's what far right wankers like you choose to call gay people, who have ever fought for equality etc.

you're proud to be taking the piss out of yourself?? :\\:[: :\\:[: 

Eilzel wrote:

smelly_bandit wrote:the militant homosexual who is proud of his militancy wants equality???

must be the first militant in history history fighting for equal rights

normally militants fight for what THEY want and they are normally killing everyone else to get it

Militant homosexuals don't kill people; you are getting mixed up with religious militants.

not yet

but tell me elizel, if the time came where militant homosexuals did start killing people, would you fight for them or against them???

oh wait never mind, i know how you don't like answering "scenarios" so im probably wasting my time

sorry

smelly_bandit wrote:

Catman wrote:

'Militant Homosexual' is a piss take, because it's what far right wankers like you choose to call gay people, who have ever fought for equality etc.

you're proud to be taking the piss out of yourself?? :\\:[: :\\:[: 

No it's taking the piss out of people like you, and reclaiming words etc!   

smelly_bandit wrote:

Eilzel wrote:

Militant homosexuals don't kill people; you are getting mixed up with religious militants.

not yet

but tell me elizel, if the time came where militant homosexuals did start killing people, would you fight for them or against them???

oh wait never mind, i know how you don't like answering "scenarios" so im probably wasting my time  

sorry

I answered your scenario last time- it just didn't compute with you obviously. Short circuits and all that   

Catman wrote:

smelly_bandit wrote:

you're proud to be taking the piss out of yourself?? :\\:[: :\\:[: 

No it's taking the piss out of people like you, and reclaiming words etc!   

so looking at your avatar.

which of those mongs is you??

are you the one in the red??

smelly_bandit wrote:

Catman wrote:

No it's taking the piss out of people like you, and reclaiming words etc!   

so looking at your avatar.

which of those mongs is you??

are you the one in the red??

I'm quite fond of the colour black, might give you a clue!