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Gay News: The Home Secretary Theresa May has changed her mind about gay couples adopting children.
By: Nigel Robinson
Theresa May: "I have changed my mind"
Theresa May: "I have changed my mind"
Theresa May changes mind on gay adoption
The Home Secretary, who is also the Equalities Minister, voted against gay adoption in 2002.
However, on the BBC’s Question Time yesterday 20 May, when challenged about her voting record on gay rights, she admitted she had revised her opinion.
“On gay adoption I have changed my mind,” she said.
“I have been persuaded that when you are looking at the future for a child, I think it's better for a child who is perhaps in an institutional environment, if they have an opportunity of being in a stable, family environment - be that a heterosexual couple or a gay couple.
“Then I think it's more important that that child is in that stable and loving environment and I have genuinely changed my mind on that.”
Mrs May voted against the repeal of Section 28 in 1998 and 2000, but more recently voted in favour of civil partnerships in 2004.
She also told the programme’s audience that the Conservative Party had promised that it would address the problem of homophobic bullying in schools.
Mrs May’s appointment as Equalities Minister aroused concern among activists with 69,406 people signing up to a Facebook page entitled Sack New Homophobic Equalities Minister.
However, Caroline Flint, the former Labour minister and May’s fellow guest on Question Time said: "I'm pleased Theresa's changed her mind and we should accept when people change their mind and welcome that."
