Tory candidate fires back at anti-equality critics: ‘Thanks bigots!’
By Josh Haggis
A Conservative candidate as fired back at “bigots” who tried to use her support for same-sex marriage against her.
Anti-gay group the Coalition for Marriage have been distributing leaflets that suggest that Dr Sarah Wollaston’s support for same sex marriage is a reason to not vote for her on May 7.
https://twitter.com/sarahwollaston/status/590064755911589888
Numerous other candidates, including the Green Party’s Caroline Lucas, have also been target of similar leaflets from the organisation, who told The Guardian that the redefinition of marriage “has many serious consequences” which “we are seeing now”.
https://twitter.com/CraigsContinuum/status/588440669557039108
Lucas has defended he decision to vote in favour of same-sex marriage, insisting that her constituents were “overwhelmingly” behind her choice.
“I was privileged in parliament to vote for same-sex marriage and I did so on behalf of my constituents who were overwhelmingly behind it,” Lucas told the Guardian. “I’m not very surprised this campaign appears to have fallen rather flat here and there’s been some suitably creative defiance from a brilliantly vibrant and inclusive city.”
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