Alan Duncan MP for Rutland and Melton and Shadow Secretary of State for Trade, Industry and Energy declared himself openly gay four years ago, in July 2002. Ahead of the Leicester Pride Festival, Alan spoke to BBC Radio Leicester's Tony Wadsworth about: - coming out
- overcoming obstacles
- realising he was gay
- social change
- homophobia
Listen to Alan Duncan MP talking to BBC Radio Leicester's Tony Wadsworth... The fourty-nine-year-old was the first conservative MP to reveal his homosexuality. He said : "Everyone, in my constituency, friends and the media have treated it as a really positive step. To be the first in the conservative party (to come out), has made a difference. I get letters every month saying thank you it's made a difference to my life. My view is, don't get wound up and anxious about feeling you've got to conceal your sexuality." | 
