| Predecessor | None |
|---|---|
| Successor | LGBT+ Conservatives |
| Formation | 1975 |
| Founder | Peter Walter Campbell |
| Founded at | United Kingdom |
| Dissolved | 2004 |
| Purpose | LGBT conservatism |
| Location | |
| Affiliations | Conservative Party |
The Tory Campaign for Homosexual Equality (TORCHE) was a British LGBT conservative organization.
In 1975, it was founded as the Conservative Group for Homosexual Equality (CGHE), also called GayCon, by Peter Walter Campbell. The CGHE was a voluntary organization that lobbied the Conservative Party opinion in favour of gay rights and to provide a political balance within the gay rights movement. The group was revived in 1980, and a constitution drawn up and adopted on 28 March 1981, establishing an elected Executive Committee to oversee the running of the group. In 1991, the CGHE reconstituted at the Conservative Party Conference and renamed the Tory Campaign for Homosexual Equality. The organization would remain active until 2004, when it disbanded. [1] [2] [3]
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LGBT+ Liberal Democrats is a British lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and other sexual minorities equality group of the Liberal Democrats political party. The organisation is one of several Specified Associated Organisations, giving it special status within the party, and has been referred to as one of the "most important" of such groups. The group campaigns both within the party and UK-wide on LGBT+ issues, as well as mentoring and providing advice to the party's candidates.
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