A Conservative councillor from Bristol has been suspended by his party for expressing his unease with homosexual campaigns in British schools.
Chris Windows, a Tory councillor representing Henbury ward, has agreed to be “voluntarily suspended” and was told by the Conservative party to meet with homosexual activists after he expressed his concern over appearances by a prominent homosexual campaigner and actor, Sir Ian McKellen, at local schools.
On 16 November 2010, Mr Windows said “I am unhappy and a little disturbed at the involvement of Stonewall in our local schools and particularly the use of a certain leading actor as a potential role model for our impressionable young people.”
Mr Windows denied that he was “homophobic,” saying that he was concerned that “confused” students at the schools would be identified as homosexual and subsequently bullied.
Tory group leader Geoff Gollop said Mr Windows is willing to “apologise for any offence” his concern has caused.
“Chris now realises that his remarks were unacceptable and inappropriate. He also wishes to apologise for any offence that his comments have caused," he said.
A Conservative Party statement said:
“In light of the controversy surrounding the remarks made by Councillor Chris Windows, from Bristol city council, he has agreed to voluntarily suspend himself from all of his council responsibilities for an appropriate period. He has asked the Conservative group to decide upon the length of his voluntary suspension.”
Matthew Sephton, chairman of Conservative-affiliated homosexual group LGBTory, said he is “pleased that Cllr Windows has been suspended from Bristol City Council.”
The Conservative Party has put the homosexual agenda at the forefront of its priorities and has actively supported the introduction of new policies advocating the normalisation of the homosexual lifestyle in Britain.
In February 2010 Mr Cameron told a homosexual magazine to expect a “gay-friendly” future Conservative government. He also told Attitude magazine that the Church of England should change its policies on homosexuality.
In April 2010 the Conservative Party deselected its prospective parliamentary candidate who said that homosexual conduct is not “normal” and that he would not encourage children to indulge in it.
Philip Lardner, a primary school teacher who was standing for the Tories in North Ayrshire and Arran, said he respected the rights of homosexuals to choose the way the live, but added that churches should not be forced to have practising homosexual clergy and that Christians should not be penalised for politely saying that homosexuality is ‘wrong’.
David Cameron boasted of the swiftness with which he decided to suspend the candidate saying that he “couldn’t have acted quicker – decisive action in minutes of finding out about this.”
The same month, George Osborne said that David Cameron would be “very happy” to consider changing the law to allow full homosexual "marriage".
Andrea Williams said: “It is a sad reflection that in our country, a country of historic freedoms, politicians are suspended over the expression of perfectly reasonable views. We are becoming an increasingly intolerant society.”
Sources
Bristol Evening Post
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