Tory leader David Cameron this week apologised for Section 28, the controversial law brought in by the Conservatives in 1988 banning local authorities from portraying homosexuality in a positive light.
Mr Cameron, the first Tory leader to speak at a gay pride event, said: “I am sorry for Section 28. We got it wrong. It was an emotional issue. I hope you can forgive us.”
His words were described as “historic” by Ben Summerskill, chief executive of gay rights campaign Stonewall, adding it would remove a major obstacle in the way of many of Britain’s three million gay people voting Tory.
