Tamsin Omond Leads Big Gay Flash Mob Against the Conservatives

By Simon__Lee | Monday, April 12, 2010, 11:18

Hampstead's independent electoral candidate Tamsin Omond lead the charge yesterday, not just against the Conservatives in Hampstead and Kilburn, but against their entire operation.

Tamsin Omond leads the Big Gay Flash Mob
Tamsin Omond leads the Big Gay Flash Mob
Tamsin Omond leads the Big Gay Flash Mob

Over the past couple of weeks, talks of a 'Big Gay Flash Mob' have circulated Facebook. For those unaware of such phenomenon, a 'flash mob' is where a large group of people organise to meet in one place at a specific time, do something weird and then continue on their way. Considering that, this meet-up was more of a protest really, but noticing the number of photographers and cameras around, they seem to have attracted the attention that they wanted.

The protest was a reaction to Conservative MP Chris Grayling's comments supporting bed and breakfast owner's rights to refuse accommodation to gay couples. Despite this not being the official policy of the conservatives as a whole, the comments have angered members of the gay community.

The Facebook group was organised by The Commons, the independent party running for Hampstead and Kilburn's seat in May's coming election and leader Tamsin Omond took charge of the protest, leading chants of 'Cameron come out' and 'I'll never vote Tory'.

Despite gaining media attention, it seems unusual that the protest was politely organised on a Sunday when the Conservative offices seemed rather empty.

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I'm not sure... That's happened before... Jesse's going to be mad at you... Especially signing off with 'Vote Lib Dem'...

By Simon__Lee at 15:30 on 13/04/10
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...the hell? How am I posting as Jesse Custer?

By kirjava at 15:16 on 13/04/10
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To an extent, but you can't expect a man to have a god-like control over what comes out of peoples' mouths. Asserting that the Tories want gay marriage banned is a little disingenuous given that one of them said that he thought B&B owners should have the right to turn gay couples away.

Anyway, vote Lib Dem.

By Jesse_Custer at 15:15 on 13/04/10
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Wouldn't come argue that he's responsible for what those in his party publicly say?

By Jesse_Custer at 14:43 on 13/04/10
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No fan of the Tories myself but is it not a little disproportionate a response having posters saying, "Cameron supports gay marriage ban" when the actual incident they're flash-mobbing about is a different person saying something completely different?

By kirjava at 13:25 on 13/04/10
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