Daily Mail
March 15, 2014
Britain is ready for a gay Prime Minister, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband have claimed.
The Lib Dem and Labour leaders said social attitudes had changed dramatically in the last 20 years.
Voters would judge a potential prime minister on their ability to lead rather than their sexuality, they said.
Senior politicians from all parties were challenged over the politics of sexuality as gay marriage became law in England and Wales last night. The first ceremonies are due to take place on March 29.
Asked whether the public would accept a gay PM, Mr Clegg told GT magazine: ‘Yes and why not?
‘Being gay doesn’t affect how you work, how you interact with people or how you make decisions. I’m confident that the British people would judge him or her on their ability to lead and be a good prime minister and not on who they choose to share their life with.’
Mr Clegg said he hoped in the future children would not dread coming out to their parents.
He added: ‘I would have no issues at all if one of my boys told me that he liked another boy.
‘It’s not a choice, it’s who you are and I would love my boys regardless of their sexuality.
‘I just hope that some day coming out to your parents is not going to be something you dread but something you will remember fondly.’
Mr Miliband said he expects there to be a gay PM in the future as social attitudes have driven a series of changes, including equal marriage, in the last 20 years.