He also said pushing for equal marriage “is dangerous”. Mr Farage then praised former Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who died last month aged 87, for today’s progressive “atmosphere to gay people in Britain,” saying: “I have to say that Margaret Thatcher of course helped enormously with her open-mindedness."
When reminded of her support for Section 28, which previously banned the promotion of homosexuality in schools, Mr Farage said: “That was done because she feared some of the very, very extreme left-wing elements within the teaching union – but Margaret Thatcher, her period as our prime minister was one I think of real advancement for gay people in society they were not discriminated against the way they had been by nearly every prime minister before.”
Pink News - quoting from the Daily Telegraph's Telegram Podcast.
WHAT A TOTES RIDIC THING TO SAY!!!
But maybe Nigel has been reading Pink News' now near legendary Thatcher death notice/eulogy?
All together now; "A controversial figure on gay issues... hailed by some as a gay icon..." etc etc etc.
PS Lest we forget, here's a round-up of some leading gayers who said Thatcher (secretly?) was good to The Gays.
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