LGBT History Month is “Endless propaganda… and a disgrace to Oxford,” says Oxford alumna
Oxford alumna Dr Julia Gasper has tweeted her outrage at he Bodleian Library for posting a photo promoting LGBT History Month.
Celebrating LGBT History Month, which takes place every February in the UK, The Bodleian Social Science Library – which is the second largest library int he UK – tweeted a photo of its LGBT History Books, Gay Star News reports.
We’re celebrating @lgbthm by showcasing our LGBTQ collections! https://t.co/Xp15MgQ7g6 #lgbthm @UniofOxford pic.twitter.com/gu0zYAoS5w
— Social Science Lib (@SSLBod) February 23, 2016
The Somerville College graduate replied to the library’s tweet, expressing her outrage for the celebration.
“Oh no, not more of this endless propaganda. I will unfollow you. This is a disgrace to Oxford,” she began.
The tweets continued, “Universities are for objective research and debate, not ‘celebrating’ or pushing one agenda.”
Dr Gasper ended her rant with: “This unsavoury paedophile movement should have no publicity or promotion from any university.”
Gasper has a history of homophobia, being denounced by UKIP in 2012 for posting homophobic and transphobic comments online.