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7 May 2013
Senior Tory Councillor: It is a shame that some voters have gone to UKIP over equal marriage 15 A senior Conservative county councillor has expressed disappointment at the fact that ballot papers in last week's local elections were spoiled by voters who voiced their opposition to equal marriage.
2 May 2013
UK: Trans woman former councillor hopes to become Brighton MP 7 Brighton and Hove could return the UK’s first ever openly transgender MP at the next general election.
29 April 2013
UKIP blasted over ‘insulting’ and ‘disturbing’ homophobic, biphobic election leaflet 30 Labour and the Liberal Democrats’ LGBT groups have criticised UKIP over an election leaflet that mocks bisexuals and attacks same-sex marriage.
26 April 2013
Staffordshire: UKIP election leaflet mocks bisexuals and warns of explicit ‘Homosexual Sex Education’ 222 The name of a UKIP candidate has appeared on an election leaflet that mocks bisexuals, blasts the government’s same-sex marriage bill, and warns that it will lead to explicit “Homosexual Sex Education”.
5 April 2013
Former Essex councillor denies resignation was linked to gay ‘porn’ discovered on council laptop 4 A Liberal Democrat councillor in Newport has denied that his recent resignation was linked to a row earlier this year over his council-owned laptop, which was found to be storing explicit gay porn images.
11 February 2013
Kent: Bisexual councillor receives death threat letter 6 A bisexual Kent councillor has received yet more homophobic abuse; this time a hand-written death threat letter.
24 July 2012
Brighton: Green councillor ‘accountable to God’ in equal marriage vote 140 A councillor from Brighton has said she is 'accountable to God above any political party' after becoming the only member of the city council to vote against supporting civil marriage rights for gay couples.
10 July 2012
Cotswolds: Anger as council shuts down discussion on equal marriage motion 60 An angry exchange has taken place at a meeting of the Cotswolds District Council in Gloucestershire after discussion of the issue of marriage for gay couples was quashed by leaders.
30 April 2012
UKIP candidate Dr Gasper: PinkNews readers ‘should be sectioned under Mental Health Act’ 257 Outspoken UKIP city council candidate Dr Julia Gasper has said today that PinkNews.co.uk readers have made 'anonymous death threats and hysterical accusations of being a murderer' against her, and that most should be involuntarily committed for psychiatric treatment.
26 November 2010
SNP councillor accused of ‘gay slurs’ towards colleague 5 An SNP councillor may be expelled from his party after claims he made homophobic remarks to a colleague. Alan O’Brien, a member of the Nationalist opposition in North Lanarkshire, has been the subject of a number of complaints.
19 November 2010
Video: Prime minister David Cameron tells bullied gay kids ‘things will get better’ 39 Prime minister David Cameron has added his voice to a campaign to support bullied gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans youngsters.
18 November 2010
Tory councillor accused of homophobia for criticising gay actor’s school visits 28 A Conservative councillor in Bristol has been accused of homophobia after he voiced concern about gay actor Ian McKellen visiting schools.
10 November 2010
Comment: Political parties should do more to attract LGBT people 10 Local Tory councillor James Cottis feared coming out until this year but discovered that his constituents had already spotted him dancing in G-A-Y.
15 February 2010
Tory councillor suggests gay and black candidates are ‘there to tick boxes’ 23 A local Tory activist and councillor has complained over a shortlist of a gay man, three women and two ethnic minority men, apparently suggesting they were included to "tick boxes".
8 February 2010
Tory Councillor defends ‘Queen team’ jibe 48 Conservative Councillor Keith Parker has refused to back down on comments made at a scrutiny board meeting, despite admitting referring to gay men as the “queen team.”

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