Croydon North by-election en People 'pretend' to be gay, says
UKIP by-election candidate <!-- google_ad_section_start --><div
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class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>UKIP are
facing accusations of homophobia after their candidate in the
Croydon North by-election said people "pretend" to be gay as a
"fashion".</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-
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class="field-item odd"> <p>The United Kingdom Independence Party
(UKIP) is facing accusations of homophobia following comments by
their candidate in the Croydon North by-election. </p>
<p>Winston McKenzie said that some people “pretend” to be gay
but that he would “sympathise” with people who really are. He
argued that it was not "normal" for two men to kiss each other
and “unhealthy” for children to be adopted by same-sex couples.
</p> <p>In addition to contesting the by-election, McKenzie is
UKIP's spokesperson on culture, media