In an earlier interview with the paper, he said he was “concerned” that the ban would mean that gay people who live openly with their partners would not be able to visit or work in London, and also warned that it could hurt local businesses’ future growth.

“If you look at gay London and you look at gay culture and the lifestyle it has developed around it, it will probably not have been able to sustain itself as a city in those terms unless you made that accommodation,” Coe said.

“I’m not suggesting that that was the plan, that’s not my understanding from what I was to바카라ld.”

He told the magazine: “I think they will, in terms of the London Olympicnatyasastra.coms, will be quite proud. The gay community will우리카지노 have made it.”

A spokeswoman for the Games said: “The Olympic Charter recognises that our Olympic Movement promotes tolerance, acceptance and respect of diversity, and we respect these values.

“All the major world sporting events will consider the views of gay athletes, staff, families and spectators, which should always be supported and taken seriously. The LGBT community has played a role in ensuring London is the perfect place for every sporting event.”

However, Britain’s Conservative leadership candidates are known to have been vocal about their opposition to the country’s gay community at the European Parliament elections earlier this year.

Gavin Barwell, MP for Tooting, described the gay marriage referendum as “the first time a political party has been so clearly against gay rights”, and argued it could “damage our Olympic legacy”.