At the first LGBT reception ever held at No. 10 Downing Street, which is the UK equivalent of the White House, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown condemned the passage of Proposition 8, the ballot initiative that stripped LGBT Californians of the right to marry, and described the legislation as simply "unacceptable".According PinkNews.co.uk, Mr. Brown paid tribute to the campaigning work of the LGBT community and spoke of his pride in Britain's recognition of civil unions before offering the following remarks about Proposition 8 and the road ahead for securing LGBT rights in the UK:
"What I saw in America tells me what we have got to do," Mr Brown said.
"This Proposition 8 in California, this attempt to undo good that has been done, this attempt to create divorces for 18,000 people who were perfectly legally brought together in partnerships.
This is unacceptable and this shows why we have always got to be vigilant, always got to fight homophobic behavior and any form of discrimination.
I want to say to you all, you have broken new ground, you have shown what can be done, you have shown how you can change opinion in our country, you have shown how the legislative process, by your pressure, can respond."
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