40th Anniversary Of Stonewall Demonstrations (EDM1855)

40th Anniversary Of Stonewall Demonstrations

EDM number 1855 in 2008-09, proposed by Diane Abbott on 13/07/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Equality.

That this House recognises the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall demonstrations in New York City; notes that these demonstrations represented a turning point in the fight for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender rights; further notes the impact the demonstrations had on helping to form gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender civil rights groups globally; welcomes the moves made by the current government to protect the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people in the UK; and calls on the Government to further this work, including addressing the high rates of homophobic crimes and homophobic bullying.

This motion has been signed by a total of 36 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Diane Abbott	13/07/2009	Hackney North and Stoke Newington	Labour	Proposed
Lynne Jones	13/07/2009	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Seconded
Nigel Evans	13/07/2009	Ribble Valley	Conservative	Seconded
David Lepper	13/07/2009	Brighton, Pavilion	Labour	Seconded
Andrew Dismore	14/07/2009	Hendon	Labour	Seconded
Martin Caton	14/07/2009	Gower	Labour	Seconded
Mark Durkan	14/07/2009	Foyle	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Desmond Turner	14/07/2009	Brighton, Kemptown	Labour	Signed
Mike Hancock	14/07/2009	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew George	14/07/2009	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Ann Cryer	14/07/2009	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	14/07/2009	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Paul Holmes	14/07/2009	Chesterfield	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alan Simpson	14/07/2009	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Glenda Jackson	15/07/2009	Hampstead and Highgate	Labour	Signed
Ronnie Campbell	15/07/2009	Blyth Valley	Labour	Signed
David Drew	15/07/2009	Stroud	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	15/07/2009	Finchley and Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Nick Harvey	16/07/2009	North Devon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Betty Williams	16/07/2009	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Neil Gerrard	16/07/2009	Walthamstow	Labour	Signed
David Cairns	16/07/2009	Inverclyde	Labour	Signed
Richard Burden	16/07/2009	Birmingham, Northfield	Labour	Signed
Eric Illsley	20/07/2009	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Laura Moffatt	20/07/2009	Crawley	Labour	Signed
John Battle	20/07/2009	Leeds West	Labour	Signed
Katy Clark	20/07/2009	North Ayrshire and Arran	Labour	Signed
Stephen Williams	20/07/2009	Bristol West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Simon Hughes	21/07/2009	North Southwark and Bermondsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Gordon Marsden	21/07/2009	Blackpool South	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	21/07/2009	Hayes and Harlington	Labour	Signed
Michael Weir	21/07/2009	Angus	Scottish National Party	Signed
John Leech	21/07/2009	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jo Swinson	21/07/2009	East Dunbartonshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	13/10/2009	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	22/10/2009	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed

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