The gay community has backed an advert by the Gay Police
Association (GPA) which attributed recent homophobic attacks to
religious belief.  Scotland Yard is considering an investigation
into the group after it placed an advertisement in The
Independent’s diversity supplement which coincided with the
EuroPride rally, displaying a pool of blood next to a Bible.
Scotland Yard is considering whether the ad “constitutes a faith
crime,” after a member of the public launched a complaint.
However, gay campaigners say the information is based on facts,
Ben Summerskill chief executive of gay charity Stonewall said:
“The advert is based on robust evidence, we currently know of a
number of cases where the motivation is clearly based on
someone’s beliefs from the Bible.  “I would rather Scotland Yard
spent more time investigating homophobic incidents, The GPA
wouldn’t be saying these things if they weren’t valid.”  Peter
Tatchell of gay rights group Outrage said: “The advert was
simply reporting the facts, it cannot be