Abbott Slams Homophobic Attacks on Streeting as First Openly Gay Defence Secretary

Abbott slams homophobic attacks on Streeting as first openly gay Defence Secretary

‘Attacking him for his sexuality is ignorant, prejudiced and unacceptable,’ says London Labour MP Ms Abbott

Wes Streeting on the Homophobia He Faces as Minister

Wes Streeting says he has faced an unbelievable volume of online homophobia since becoming the first openly gay Defence Secretary in July.

Wes Streeting has faced more homophobia as Defence Secretary than in ...

Wes Streeting Says 'People Cannot Cope' With Gay Man Leading Britain's Armed Forces

Wes Streeting in front of a building damaged by Russian strikes in the Lukianivska district of Kyiv earlier this month.Wes Streeting has claimed “people cannot cope” with a gay man being defence secretary.He said he had “experienced more online homophobia in the last three weeks than I have in my entire life”.Streeting became the first openly gay man to be appointed to the role after Andy Burnham became prime minister last month.In an interview …

Streeting says he’s faced ‘unbelievable volume’ of homophobia as Defence Secretary

Streeting said some people ‘cannot cope’ with the idea of a gay person leading the UK’s armed forces

Wes Streeting deluged with homophobic hate mail since becoming defence secretary

Homosexuality was decriminalised in the UK in 1967, but a ban continued in the armed forces until 2000.