SNP's fury over gay treatment

Oct 18 2009

The UK Government has been accused by the SNP of turning a blind eye to the "persecution" of asylum-seeking lesbians and gays in their home countries.

The party's conference in Inverness passed a resolution criticising the Government for sending back lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender asylum seekers to countries where they faced harsh laws or execution.

The resolution criticised an "unresponsive UK Government that has consistently turned a blind eye to homophobic persecution abroad".