This general election has been somewhat lacking in wholesome content, what with the all the lies, insults and disinformation.
But thankfully, a video of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is about to change all that.
In a video filmed at a Labour phone bank, Corbyn is seen saying, loudly and proudly:
Gay rights!
The video is the latest in a string of videos of LGBTQ+ allies saying “gay rights!” to camera.
Other people to have been videoed showing support in this way are Diane Abbott, Christine Baranski and Olivia Colman.
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But it's clear from this video that Jeremy Corbyn threw the first (nationalised) brick at Stonewall.
Craig Stromo, a Labour supporter who filmed the video, told indy100:
I’m a Labour Party member so I’m aware of Corbyn’s relentless dedication to LGBTQ+ rights and after we had a talk and took some photos it occurred to me that he hadn’t done a “GAY RIGHTS” video meme yet.
He was really enthusiastic and wanted to get it right. He did a dead pan one and then a super enthusiastic one.
Labour’s manifesto features several LGBTQ+focused policies, including reforming the Gender Recognition Act and finally rolling out HIV prevention medication PrEP on the NHS across England.