We won! Labour MPs voted on mass last night to ban the Incitement to Homophobic Hate and held off the Tory attempt to wreck Clause 58.

In a surprise to everyone, David Cameron turned up and voted against LGBT equality and to remove the clause.

Following the vote, LGBT Labour released the following statement:

Homophobic hate speech banned - despite Tory opposition

A law to ban homophobic hate speech passed a key vote in the House of Commons today - despite Conservative MPs turning out to oppose it.In the run up to today's debate in the Commons, LGBT Labour has been calling on supporters to lobby their MPs to save Clause 58 - a section of the Coroners & Justice Bill that promises to outlaw homophobic hate speech.

Shadow Cabinet member Nick Herbert recently claimed that "respect for gay people is one of the hallmarks of David Cameron's Conservatives".

But:

* The last time these protections came before the Commons just 5 Tory MPs voted in support.

* On March 3rd every Conservative MP on the Bill's Committee voted against the protections for lesbian and gay people

* Today - Tory MPs overwhelmingly voted to remove Clause 58.

Simon Wright, LGBT Labour Co-Chair, said:

"This is a powerful reminder of the empty promises of change from David Cameron's Conservatives. The LGBT community needs more than fluffy words. We need Labour MPs who will vote for equality - not Tories who say one thing and do another"

David Cameron and every Tory MP, other than John Bercow, voted to remove Cluase 58 - to protect LGB people from Incitement to Homophobic Hate in the House of Commons.

Write to express your disappointment!

MPs who voted against should know that we care about how they vote.

Stop Homophobic Hate!