LGBT+ Tories hand out ‘strong and stable’ condoms in parliament
metro.co.ukTheresa May’s dated 2017 general election slogan ‘strong and stable’ features on one of the wrappers.Other puns include ‘The Honourable Member’ and ‘Labour isn’t working but this condom will (99% of the time)’.Some prominent Gay Tory MPs also get a special mention including Gary Sambrook (‘Strap it for Sambrook’), Nick Rogers (‘Roger for Nick’) and Andrew Boff (‘Boff – Safely’).The seed for the idea was planted in September when the group planned to release a batch of condoms at Conservative Party Conference in Manchester.The idea was to promote ‘a patriotic approach to safe sex’.At the time, the plan did not stick, with the Queen’s death the official reason the condoms were not handed out.However, internal emails seen by PinkNews suggested otherwise – and that the group was asked to withdraw the condoms by Liz Truss.The former PM was thought to have been wary about promoting a ‘sexual’ image of the party in the wake of the Chris Pincher scandal.He was investigated for two alleged incidents of sexual assault in the lead-up to Boris Johnson’s ousting from No 10.Finland's president wants his country and Sweden to join Nato by this summerLiz Truss resurfaces to blame 'establishment' for not giving her a 'chance'Britain's ammo 'would only last a day against Russia', former general warnsDespite the ongoing Tory LGBT+ conference, many of those in the community still have a boner to pick with the party.Under Boris Johnson’s government, the Tories excluded trans people from a conversion therapy ban and scrapped reforms to the Gender Recognition Act.And Rishi Sunak has campaigned on a basis of anti-trans policies, by seeking to ban trans athletes from sports and overhaul the Equalities Act.He said in an interview with TalkTV’s.
