But one point absolutely requires clarification in the face of Waters distortions – every LGBT organisation made clear at the time of the passage of the Civil Partnership Bill that it did not represent equality, and would only be supported on the basis of it being a stepping stone to full marriage rights for same-sex couples. Indeed, some in the LGBT community refused to support it full stop because it was not full marriage. Thankfully, we are now very close to achieving that equality outcome for gay couples and their families.

John Waters does not get to invent facts to suit his anti-gay agenda.

Thanks for your comment ‘Charles’. We hope you’re enjoying the series. When it is mentioned in the article that John ‘points out’ an issue, the author of the article – for some strange reason which is beyond my understanding – attempted to use the correct usage of the verb, that Mr. Waters is drawing attention to or remarking upon an issue. While I will give you that it can be argued that the author’s addition of the word ‘that’ in the line “Waters points out that the Labour Party are not truly interested in equality or civil-rights at all” can be viewed to refer to ‘fact’, this has become an archaic view of the phrasal verb.

I hope you don’t use any sauce bottles to stab the Mervin Horleys of our generation.

All the best,

Cathal.

Terrible attempt at sensationalism by dragging this reactionary fool out and letting him have his two-cents on a college paper