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Significant LBTQI+ Libdem historical moments

Jeremy Holmes


 * A Very English Scandal - John Preston - ISBN - 978-0-241-21572-2

Norman Scott "He was simply heaven" Thorpe told Bessell.

1977 - Lord Arran was asked why his homosexulaity law reforms had passed whilst he efforts to protect therights of baders had failed "There are not many badgers in the House of Lords" 99 mps in favour 14 against

1974 first elecetion special TV link between Barnstaple and National Liberl Club in London, via helicopter to Hereford, North Hereford, 4 other constituencies, then Birmingham then back to London. Day 2 press conference in London, flying to Chelmsford, Orpington, Richmond, Isle of Wight, North Dorset, then North Devon for for constituency meetings. Running late and fading light in Exeter not appropriate lighting so had brainwave to light 4 corners of field with tractor's lights which enable a landing in a blaze of lights. Meeting had already started so was glad see him arrive!
 * In My Own Time "Jeremy Thorpe" - ISBN 1902301218

-- Same-Sex Marriage

Lynne Featherstone

Equalities Minister

Equal Ever After - ISBN - 978-1849549745

2000 - armed forces bar removed

2001 - equal age of consent

2002 - equal rights to adopt

2003 section 28 repeal

2004 civil partnership act

2004 gender recognition act

2006 equality act

2008 human fertilisation and embyonic act

2009 - Gordon Brown made official apology for Alan Turing chemical castration (note article on DSE the drug used in this castration process is not currently showing any information on its use in this noteworthy case)

2009 - David Cameron made apology for the introduction of Clause 28 by the Thatcher Government

"The time was right."

Featherstone studied "Communication & Design" Oxford Polytechnic (now Oxford Brookes) where did her first political campaign fighting to keep OxPoly a Polytechnic

1972 as part of that course made a film about life in the gay community. This same year was the publication of the UK's first gay publication 'Gay News'.

Joined Libdems November 1991

Minister in coalition after a brief session with Micahel Hesseltine & Andrew Adonis when deciding on issue to personally take forward "It would be something liberal and it would not be just part of my daily routine." "I made it crystal clear that my number on priority was to find a way to introduce same-sex marriage into the goverment programme and delicer it thereafter."