Letter: Homophobia

Patrick Harvie MSP and Margo MacDonald MSP must be congratulated for their dignified and respectful concern expressed in the Scottish Parliament following Thursday's time of reflection at Holyrood.

The guest speaker - Mr Cecil Samuelson from Brigham Young University - led a time of reflection. While the content was not offensive, the context of the beliefs of Mr Samuelson and his university - which bans homosexual students and is overtly homophobic in its principles - did not match the content of the time of reflection and appears disingenuous with published reality. What is more concerning is the arrogant disregard presiding officer Tricia Marwick demonstrated for the lesbian and gay community in Scotland and further afield from her response to Mr Harvie's point of order.

It's time Tricia Marwick resigned. Her (whether intentional or not) homophobic response to Mr Harvie as wrong and unjustifiable.

Stuart Ross

Barnard Close

Durham