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[[File:Matt Sephton.jpg|thumb|Matthew Sephton, National Chairman of LGBTory]]'''LGBTory''' is the LGBT organisation within the [[Conservative Party]]. | [[File:Matt Sephton.jpg|thumb|Matthew Sephton, National Chairman of LGBTory]]'''LGBTory''' is the LGBT organisation within the [[Conservative Party]]. | ||
The first LGBT Conservative group was called '''CGHE''' (Conservative Group for Homosexual Equality). It was founded in 1975 by Professor [[Peter Campbell]] of Reading University. It was reconstituted at the Conservative Party Conference in 1991 and was renamed '''TORCHE''' (the Tory Campaign for Homosexual Equality) under the chairmanship of [[David Starkey]].<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20020806141213/http://www.torche.gb.org/ TORCHE website, via the [[Internet Archive]]</ref> This group was active until about 2003. Some some years later LGBTory<ref>http://www.LGBTory.co.uk/ "The Conservative LGBT Group"</ref> was formed. | The first LGBT Conservative group was called '''CGHE''' (Conservative Group for Homosexual Equality). It was founded in 1975 by Professor [[Peter Campbell]] of Reading University. Its chairman from 1980 was the former minister [[Ian Harvey]]. It was reconstituted at the Conservative Party Conference in 1991 and was renamed '''TORCHE''' (the Tory Campaign for Homosexual Equality) under the chairmanship of [[David Starkey]].<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20020806141213/http://www.torche.gb.org/ TORCHE website, via the [[Internet Archive]]</ref> This group was active until about 2003. Some some years later LGBTory<ref>http://www.LGBTory.co.uk/ "The Conservative LGBT Group"</ref> was formed. | ||
The Chair of LGBTory, since 2009, is [[Matthew Sephton]].<ref>http://ukpolitics.telegraph.co.uk/Salford+%26+Eccles/Matthew+Sephton</ref> | The Chair of LGBTory, since 2009, is [[Matthew Sephton]].<ref>http://ukpolitics.telegraph.co.uk/Salford+%26+Eccles/Matthew+Sephton</ref> | ||
Revision as of 07:17, 21 September 2012
LGBTory is the LGBT organisation within the Conservative Party.
The first LGBT Conservative group was called CGHE (Conservative Group for Homosexual Equality). It was founded in 1975 by Professor Peter Campbell of Reading University. Its chairman from 1980 was the former minister Ian Harvey. It was reconstituted at the Conservative Party Conference in 1991 and was renamed TORCHE (the Tory Campaign for Homosexual Equality) under the chairmanship of David Starkey.[1] This group was active until about 2003. Some some years later LGBTory[2] was formed.
The Chair of LGBTory, since 2009, is Matthew Sephton.[3]
References
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- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20020806141213/http://www.torche.gb.org/ TORCHE website, via the Internet Archive
- ↑ http://www.LGBTory.co.uk/ "The Conservative LGBT Group"
- ↑ http://ukpolitics.telegraph.co.uk/Salford+%26+Eccles/Matthew+Sephton