Markos Moulitsas, Kissing the tarantula: US blogger Markos Moulitsas marvels at the Tories’ attempts to woo the gay vote, in stark contrast to the stance of US conservatives, The Guardian, 5 maggio 2005.
«To the newly elected Republican senator from Oklahoma, Tom Coburn, the "gay agenda" is a more pressing danger than terrorists flying planes into buildings and killing allied troops in Iraq. "The gay community has infiltrated the very centres of power in every area across this country, and they wield extreme power ... That agenda is the greatest threat to our freedom that we face today," he said during the 2004 campaign. "Why do you think we see the rationalisation for abortion and multiple sexual partners? That's a gay agenda."»