Articles about Thatcher

24 May 2013
Comment: How God Hates Fags and its friends like Linda Harvey further gay rights 57 Our readers sometimes ask why it is that PinkNews reports on the latest vile outbursts by God Hates Fags organisers, the Westboro Baptist Church or the most recent ludicrous and illogical statement by US radio personalities such like Linda Harvey.
9 May 2013
UKIP’s Nigel Farage: Lady Thatcher’s ‘open-mindedness’ is responsible for gay tolerance in Britain 77 UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage has criticised David Cameron for pushing ahead with the same-sex marriage bill and claims Margaret Thatcher’s “open-mindedness” is responsible for today’s gay tolerance in British society.
25 April 2013
Biography claims Margaret Thatcher thought Edward Heath was gay 36 Margaret Thatcher thought Edward Heath was gay, a new biography by Charles Moore has claimed.
17 April 2013
UK: Thatcher opponents stage funeral protests 40 A small group of protesters of Margaret Thatcher’s LGBT legacy have lined the route of the former PM's funeral in central London.
16 April 2013
Ian McKellen: ‘Margaret Thatcher misjudged the future with Section 28′ 23 Actor Sir Ian McKellen says Margaret Thatcher "misjudged the future" with her support for Section 28.
12 April 2013
Green MP Caroline Lucas: ‘People in Brighton remember Thatcher’s opposition to gay rights’ 22 Green MP Caroline Lucas has cited Margaret Thatcher’s opposition to gay rights as one of the reasons for abstaining from Wednesday’s Commons debate.
11 April 2013
Peter Tatchell: ‘Thatcher talked freedom but supported tyrants’ 17 Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell shares his thoughts on Margaret Thatcher who died earlier this week and writes about her relationships with foreign dictators.
11 April 2013
Ding Dong the Witch is Dead headed for top 5 in UK chart in wake of Margaret Thatcher’s death 44 A campaign to get the song Ding Dong the Witch is Dead into the Official UK Top 40 Chart appears to have been successful, as the song reached number four in the chart, amidst the race to the top of this Sunday's chart.
11 April 2013
Former Radio 4 newsreader Alice Arnold: I won’t dance on Thatcher’s grave but she made gay people feel ‘marginalised’ 24 As a gay woman former BBC Radio 4 newsreader Alice Arnold says celebrating the death of Margaret Thatcher is inappropriate, although admits she celebrated her exit from Downing Street in 1990.
10 April 2013
Gay MP Conor Burns amuses Commons with tales of his ‘friend and mentor’ Margaret Thatcher 47 The Conservative MP Conor Burns, who is openly gay, brought laughter to the House of Commons today as he excited colleagues with tales of his former friend and mentor Margaret Thatcher, who died on Monday.
10 April 2013
Ed Miliband: Gay people were left ‘stigmatised’ by Margaret Thatcher’s Section 28 20 Ed Miliband has joined his political rivals in paying tribute to Margaret Thatcher, but says her support for Section 28 caused gay people to be “stigmatised”.
9 April 2013
X Factor singer Rylan Clark deletes Margaret Thatcher tweet 21 X Factor singer Rylan Clark has deleted a tweet in tribute of Margaret Thatcher, after being reminded of her role in introducing Section 28 and her general disdain for gay rights.
7 December 2012
Tory MP Bob Blackman: Cameron should be re-introducing Section 28 not letting gays marry 100 Conservative MP Bob Blackman has responded to David Cameron’s support for religious same-sex marriages by suggesting the prime minister should resurrect Section 28, a notorious piece of anti-gay legislation passed under the Thatcher government.
30 December 2009
The gay highs and lows of 2009 13 A look back at the best and worst moments for LGBT causes in 2009.

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