Tom Robinson -Glad to be Gay (Downing Street 19 July 2016)

On 19 July 2016, the 40th anniversary of his first performance of Glad to Be Gay, Tom Robinson sang it at Downing Street for the new Prime Minister, Theresa May.
May came to power the previous week with a long record of homophobia, including:
- voted against equal age of consent (1998)
- voted against gay couples adopting children (2001-02)
- didn't participate in the Gender Recognition Act (2004)
- voted that IVF rights should have a male role model (2008)
- ensured that public bodies didn't have to reduce discrimination (2010)
- sought the repeal of the Human Rights Act (2015)
- opposed Britian's participation in the European Convention on Human Rights (2016)
As Home Secretary she fought asylum aplications from LGBTQ people and returned them to persecution, even to countries where homosexuality carries the death penalty.
The song was performed twice, once with the original lyrics from the 1970s, and again in its updated form that marks the progress made, in a spirit of vigilance against any backsliding from the new regime.
For another video of it, including interviews with Tom and some of the singers, see Paolo Zeriali's film
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For more about the song, including audio of all released versions, see gladtobegay.net/

[@StevenBucknall]

STILL SINGING. i listened to this song in my bedroom when i was a teen i used to turn the sound up so my MUM could hear.

[@yellowbelly04]

brilliant tom.very moving .

[@sharpjwe]

we keep strong

[@563421094]

Awesome Lyrics...

[@mozfan737]

Here here Tom

[@fractiousperson303]

We will not go back.