The Stonewall Riots-40 years on

Today is the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots that took place in Greenwich Village in New York.
This event marked the beginning of the Gay Liberation Movement.

Last week-end I had the huge honour of opening Calderdale's first Pride event, at the Piece Hall, the sun shone, there were hundreds of people, dozens of stalls and loads of cabaret acts.
It was brilliant.

I believe that there has been a revolution in attitudes towards gays and lesbians, and that a majority of the public want them to share identical rights to everyone else.

According to a Times poll, 61% of the public want gay couples to be able to marry just like the rest of the population, not just have civil partnerships.
Half believe that gay couples should have equal adoption rights.
But perhaps the most surprising discovery is that more than half of the public want children to be taught in school that gay relationships are of equal value to marriage.
Overall, nearly 70% of the public back "full equal rights" for gay men and lesbians.

I couldn't agree more.