Norwegian Conservatives court gay vote
In Oslo, Norway, council leader Erling Lae is spearheading a Conservative Party initiative to court the gay vote. The party has a number of openly gay members and were the only party to directly appeal to gay voters. The Conservatives have a web page devoted to their gay-rights policies, and support equal opportunity for gay couples seeking to adopt children. Lae marched in the parade for the Oslo equivalent of Pride, Skeive Dager (Bent Days), and has contributed money to bringing the gay festival Europride to Oslo. Norway's Minister of Finance, Per-Kristian Foss, made international headlines when he became the first cabinet minister to enter into a same-sex partnership last year. Aftenposten
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