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David Cameron Supports 'Gay Marriage' |
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 Conservative
Party leader David Cameron, in an effort to "modernize" his party, has
embraced gay marriage as a key issue facing the next generation.
Cameron
hopes to "bury old taboos" of past British generations, according to a
report in The Times (U.K.). Among those taboos are gay marriage, single
parenting and new house building.
Cameron, who is campaigning to
replace outgoing Prime Minister Tony Blair in the upcoming U.K.
election, has targeted "female-friendly" issues, much like Blair did a
decade ago, to broaden his party's base and secure more votes,
according to various news reports.
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In a speech to the Tories, Cameron sought support for "a new
direction" he hoped the Conservatives would champion, one which is in
sharp contrast to what more traditional British voters might expect of
his party.
With polls showing women voters who flocked to
Blair in 1997 are now swinging behind the Tories, the 39-year-old
leader aimed his first keynote conference speech directly at their
concerns.
Cameron blurred the lines of family when he included
so-called "same-sex partnerships" in his support for the family
cohesion that binds a successful society.
"All families do a
vital job and they all need our support, but I also believe that
marriage is a vital institution and we should back it," Cameron said.
"And by the way, it means something whether you're a man and a woman,
or a woman and a woman or a man and another man. And I'm proud that we
supported civil partnerships."
The Tory leader also bolstered
his support for British military troops fighting terrorism throughout
the globe, despite criticism - sometimes within his own party - for the
United Kingdom's alliance with the United States. Source: www.newsmax.com
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Civil Partnerships 
