Borders councillor called gays ‘very sad people’
The Nationalists were last night accused of being soft on homophobic bigotry after a councillor who made anti-gay comments was allowed to stay in the party.
Kenneth Gunn, who described homosexuals as “very sad people”, has been suspended for six months.
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