There has been considerable interest in the decision of the Brighton Conservatives to attend Pride last month. I believe that is proof our decision was the right one, because it has demonstrated the importance of the gay community in Brighton and that we are as ready to listen to that community as any other.

As a politician and as a fellow human being, I am committed to helping create a society which is not only more inclusive, but which also celebrates the diversity we all bring to the world.

I look forward to a time when people will not think the colour of someone's skin, their religion, sexuality or disability are issues worth getting hung up about.

-David Gold, prospective Conservative parliamentary candidate for Brighton Pavilion