Tory cabinet minister David Mundell comes out as gay
The UK government’s Scottish Secretary David Mundell has come out as gay. The MP for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale is the only Scottish Conservative MP – and has served as David Cameron’s...
View ArticleUK and Scottish governments will ‘work together’ on LGBT rights, Tory...
The UK government’s Scottish Secretary has pledged that he will work with Scotland’s government to make sure LGBT rights reforms are implemented across the UK. The Scottish National Party held on to...
View ArticleScottish Secretary meets with Texas LGBT business leaders during US visit
The Secretary of State for Scotland has met with LGBT business leaders in the state of Texas, on a trip to the US. Cabinet minister David Mundell, who came out as gay himself earlier this year, visited...
View ArticleDavid Mundell tells PinkNews Awards: Coming out has made me so much happier
Scottish Secretary David Mundell has spoken about his experiences coming out, in an address to the PinkNews Awards. Mr Mundell, the Secretary of State for Scotland, came out as gay in January in a blog...
View ArticleTory minister supports campaign for LGBT issues to be taught in schools
David Mundell, the first openly gay, Tory cabinet minister, supports a campaign for LGBT issues to be taught in Scottish schools. He gave his support to Time for Inclusive Education (TIE) who have said...
View ArticleTory minister slams SNP blogger over homophobic tweet
Scottish Secretary David Mundell has blasted a homophobic tweet by a pro-independence blogger. The Scottish blogger Wings Over Scotland posted a message on Twitter about the out minister’s son, Oliver...
View ArticleDavid Mundell: This government’s LGBT reform agenda will lead the way on...
Scottish Secretary David Mundell writes for PinkNews as the UK government unveils a raft of LGBT reforms. It’s been said before that it’s harder to come out as a Conservative in Scotland than to come...
View ArticleScottish Secretary David Mundell: ‘Coming out as gay was difficult’
Scottish Secretary David Mundell reflected on how difficult it was to come out as gay as he prepared to celebrate LGBT History Month in Edinburgh. Mundell came out in a blog post in January 2016,...
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