Shadiq Khan Calls Out Boris Johnson’s Past Homophobic Comments
The Mayor of London called out Boris Johnson’s past homophobic comments in a speech at Pride in London.
Johnson, who is on track to become the next British Prime Minister, has a history of using insensitive language towards the LGBT+ community. He once referred to gay people as “tank-topped bumboys” and wrote in a 1990s newspaper column against “Labour’s appalling agenda, encouraging the teaching of homosexuality in schools.”
“You’ve got the next prime minister using homophobic language,” Sadiq Khan said.
“When you speak to members of the LGBTQ+ community, they will tell you that some of the homophobia they suffered, the attackers used this language, the same sort of language he’s used.
“What I want to see from our prime minister, if it is Boris Johnson, and it looks like it will be, is him realising that language matters.”
Despite these remarks, Johnson has a solid voting record when it comes to LGBT+ issues, supporting the community and even occasionally going against his own party to do so.
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