Westminster's Parliament Is The Gayest Of Them All.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3080663/Westminster-world-s-gayest-Parliament-Commons-32-openly-gay-lesbian-bisexual-MPs-compared-10-Holland.html

[EcclesCake]

I'm more interested in knowing how many are brunette, surely that is more important than their sexuality?

[andy-hughes]

And a big hooray for the tolerance of the British electorate from all sides.

[mikey4444]

AH...I agree with you on this as well !

Lets hope intolerance and bigotry is a thing of the past.

[baza]

I've read through it twice and still make the total 31 so who is hiding in the closet?

[anotheoldgit]

Not as it should make a difference, but should certain religious voters be made aware of a candidate's sexuality, just as they are made aware of their political leanings?

[anotheoldgit]

baza

/// I've read through it twice and still make the total 31 so who is hiding in the closet? ///

At a guess more than one.

[sandyRoe]

"At a guess more than one."
You're not suggesting that they're together in a water closet somewhere in Westminster?

[maggiebee]

And? Your point is?

[andy-hughes]

AOG - //Not as it should make a difference, but should certain religious voters be made aware of a candidate's sexuality, just as they are made aware of their political leanings?//

I would suggest that anyone who's vote would be affected by the orientation of a candidate could make it their business to find out - after all, it appears that the candidates mentioned make no secret of it - as indeed they should not.

[THECORBYLOON]

If it doesn't make a difference, why should voters be telt about the candidate's sexuality?

[baza]

Wasn't there a story recently about a Kinnock who married a Danish politician, and he travels on the other bus. ( Not the gravy train that the rest of his family are on).

[jno]

baza, the headline says six SNPers but the text says seven.

[Canary42]

Non-news - no change there then.

[baza]

I thought the SNP were going to be open and do nothing in secret.

[mikey4444]

I agree with Corby here. What possible business is it whether a MP is gay or not ? Its that MPs ability to be a good, hard working local representative that should be the most important, not who he/she has shared a bed with.

Why are we so obsessed with what people do in bed ? As far as I am concerned, its just plain old prurience.

[Baldric]

Surely the most important question is
Can they do the job?
If Yes, what's the problem?

[baza]

I do not care which team my MP bats for as long as they do a good job on my behalf.

[andy-hughes]

Mikey and Baldric - your points are fair, but there are those for whom sexuality, and indeed gender are an issue, but they are an increasingly small minority, and amen to that.

[-Talbot-]

You could have worded that better, Bazile.

[-Talbot-]

Baza, even.