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A fully democratic society depends
A fully democratic society depends on giving everyone a voice and
stake. Only Labour governments have ever introduced race relations
legislation, and laws passed in 2000 are ensuring that all public bodies
promote diversity and tackle discrimination against black and Asian
Britons.We will continue to promote civil rights for disabled people,
ensuring full implementation of the new positive duty on the public
sector to promote equality of opportunity for disabled people.We will
also introduce a similar duty to promote equality of opportunity
between women and men, and will further extend protection against
discrimination on the grounds of religion and belief.We are committed
to improving the rights and opportunities of gays and lesbians,
that’s why we brought in legislation on civil partnerships, reducing the
age of consent, repealed Section 28 and reformed the sexual offences
legislation so that it was no longer discriminatory.