International Day Against Homophobia: London MEP calls for action at home and abroad
To mark International Day against Homophobia, Liberal Democrat European justice & human rights spokeswoman and London MEP Sarah Ludford, a Vice-Chair of the Liberal Democrat LGBT group Delga and an active member of the European Parliament lesbian & gay rights intergroup said, "Homophobia is still widespread in the 21st century and the fight against it must be reinforced. It can be vicious and life-threatening, as in aggressive legislation abroad; prejudiced, as in attitudes even in EU countries; or insidious as in football or the media here. Whatever from it takes, it is unacceptable."