City councillor for the Green Party in Brighton and Hove, she was expelled from the party in 2012 for refusing to support same-sex marriage.<ref>http://www.theway.co.uk/news-8952-christian-councillor-gets-the-sack-over-gay-marriage</ref> She was also subjected to the most vitriolic abuse by the BBC and LGBT websites, which branded her "homophobic", a "bigot" and accused her over and over again of "hatred" and "intolerance".<ref>http://www.lrcyouth.org.uk/green-councillor-joins-campaign-against-same-sex-marriage/</ref> | City councillor for the Green Party in Brighton and Hove, she was expelled from the party in 2012 for refusing to support same-sex marriage.<ref>http://www.theway.co.uk/news-8952-christian-councillor-gets-the-sack-over-gay-marriage</ref> She was also subjected to the most vitriolic abuse by the BBC and LGBT websites, which branded her "homophobic", a "bigot" and accused her over and over again of "hatred" and "intolerance".<ref>http://www.lrcyouth.org.uk/green-councillor-joins-campaign-against-same-sex-marriage/</ref> |