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Originally Posted by charlie endell
If it is a problem "in UKIP" then that is probably just a reflection of general attitudes in society. Maybe people who are politically active are by nature more likely than most to say what they really think.
But I don't accept that UKIP is particularly homophobic.
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Well I think that we have different experiences. It may be just a reflection of wider society as you say, but I was quite shocked at how often I have come across anti-gay sentiment in UKIP. Some UKIP conversations were like stepping back in time sometimes and I found them quite offensive. It is a real shame, because this is the only blot that I ever saw in the general membership.
Encouragingly, I don't recall encountering any genuine racism beyond the normal social banter... and that was normally deservedly directed at the French
