Humanists urge new Work and Pensions Secretary to disavow links to ‘dangerously homophobic’ group

Mar 22, 2016 by Jill

By Nick Duffy, Pink News:

Humanists have come out swinging against new Work and Pensions Secretary Stephen Crabb, over alleged links to a group which sponsored a gay ‘cure’ event.

Mr Crabb was appointed to the Work and Pensions brief after the resignation of Iain Duncan Smith.

The former Secretary of State for Wales, who opposed same-sex marriage, has faced tough questions about his links to CARE – a religious charity which opposes gay equality and sponsored a ‘gay cure’ event.

The Conservative MP for Preseli Pembrokeshire began his career as an intern for anti-LGBT religious group Christian Action Research and Education (CARE), and has since taken interns from the group himself.

CARE previously co-sponsored a ‘gay cure’ conference including talks on “mentoring the sexually broken” and speeches from ex-gay therapists. Mr Crabb insists that he does not personally “support or endorse any views about ‘gay cure’ theology”.

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