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She was MP for [[Birmingham]] Edgbaston from 1966 to 1997. She was made a Dame in 1985, and a life peer in 1997. | She was MP for [[Birmingham]] Edgbaston from 1966 to 1997. She was made a Dame in 1985, and a life peer in 1997. | ||
| − | She was largely responsible for introducing the [[Section 28]] amendment to the [[Local Government Act 1988]], which barred local authorities from | + | She was largely responsible for introducing the [[Section 28]] amendment to the [[Local Government Act 1988]], which barred local authorities from promoting homosexuality.<ref>http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/07/section-28-anti-gay-law-was-not-devised-in-department-of-education Nicholas Billingham, "Section 28 anti-gay law was not devised in the Department of Education". ''The Guardian'' (Letters) 7 June 2015}</ref> She was also an opponent of abortion, and supported successive attempts to reduce the period during which the operation could be legally performed. |
In June 2013, she opposed same-sex marriage, arguing that Parliament cannot change the fact that "marriage is not about just love. It is about a man and a woman, themselves created to produce children, producing children. A man can no more bear a child, than a woman can produce sperm, and no law on earth can change that. This is not a homophobic view. It may be sad, it may be unequal, but it's true."<ref>http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/06/03/baroness-knight-parliament-cant-help-blind-people-see-so-cant-help-artistic-gays-get-married Joseph Patrick McCormick, "Baroness Knight: Parliament can't help blind people see, so can't help 'artistic' gays get married]'". ''[[Pink News]]'', 3 June 2013</ref> | In June 2013, she opposed same-sex marriage, arguing that Parliament cannot change the fact that "marriage is not about just love. It is about a man and a woman, themselves created to produce children, producing children. A man can no more bear a child, than a woman can produce sperm, and no law on earth can change that. This is not a homophobic view. It may be sad, it may be unequal, but it's true."<ref>http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/06/03/baroness-knight-parliament-cant-help-blind-people-see-so-cant-help-artistic-gays-get-married Joseph Patrick McCormick, "Baroness Knight: Parliament can't help blind people see, so can't help 'artistic' gays get married]'". ''[[Pink News]]'', 3 June 2013</ref> | ||
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Jill Knight (Joan Christabel Jill Knight, Baroness Knight of Collingtree, née Christie; born 1924) is a Conservative politician.
She was MP for Birmingham Edgbaston from 1966 to 1997. She was made a Dame in 1985, and a life peer in 1997.
She was largely responsible for introducing the Section 28 amendment to the Local Government Act 1988, which barred local authorities from promoting homosexuality.[1] She was also an opponent of abortion, and supported successive attempts to reduce the period during which the operation could be legally performed.
In June 2013, she opposed same-sex marriage, arguing that Parliament cannot change the fact that "marriage is not about just love. It is about a man and a woman, themselves created to produce children, producing children. A man can no more bear a child, than a woman can produce sperm, and no law on earth can change that. This is not a homophobic view. It may be sad, it may be unequal, but it's true."[2]
References
- ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/07/section-28-anti-gay-law-was-not-devised-in-department-of-education Nicholas Billingham, "Section 28 anti-gay law was not devised in the Department of Education". The Guardian (Letters) 7 June 2015}
- ↑ http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/06/03/baroness-knight-parliament-cant-help-blind-people-see-so-cant-help-artistic-gays-get-married Joseph Patrick McCormick, "Baroness Knight: Parliament can't help blind people see, so can't help 'artistic' gays get married]'". Pink News, 3 June 2013
