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Time for a gay Peppa Pig? Norman Lamb calls for more same-sex couples on children’s TV

Norman Lamb at The Forum in Norwich to launch his Lib Dem leadership bid. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY Archant

Prospective Liberal Democrat leader Norman Lamb is calling for children’s TV to feature more same-sex couples.

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Mr Lamb, MP for North Norfolk, said the lack of LGBT characters on children’s TV was down to bigotry.

He made his comments in an interview with Pink News, a paper aimed at gay readers.

Mr Lamb said: “It is deemed inappropriate to show same-sex couples on children’s television – in a manner not dissimilar from the treatment of mixed-race couples a generation ago.

“Our broadcasters must realise that sexuality is not, fundamentally, about who you want to have sex with – but who you are, and who you love.”

Asked whether this means he’d like to see gay characters in shows like Peppa Pig, he said: “If you impose arbitrary limits, you’re saying that actually at heart, it’s not equatable.

“It should absolutely not be out of bounds, which it appears to be at the moment.”

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