A leader in The Independent today on Cameron inviting some house-trained homos to 10 Downing Street ends up reading like a satire on provincial anti-gay cliches.
"We find it regrettable that compartmentalism still rules. Is it not a little patronising in this day and age for gay people to be invited to No 10 as a minority group, rather than as successful individuals in their own right? As Mayor of London, Boris Johnson has ended receptions for specific minority groups, preferring events that celebrate community rather than difference. It is an example that, with time, the Prime Minister would do well to follow."
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Or better still the Indie could complain that we've stolen what used to be a perfectly nice innocent little word "gay".
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All ye olde right-wing cliches - "Why do they need a seperate event at Downing Street just for the gays?", "We don't have Straight Prides!" etc etc - were dutifully trotted out by Daily Mail readers after a piece about the Downing Street gay garden party on the Mail's ever bonkers messageboards...
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