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# DUP politician accused of sharing “anti-LGBTQ+ propaganda”
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/dup-politician-accused-of-sharing-anti-lgbtq-propaganda/
- Published: 2021-06-10T10:23:01.000Z
- Updated: 2021-06-10T10:23:01.000Z
- Description: DUP politician, Thomas Buchanan, has come under fire after sharing a post from an ‘ex-gay’ woman.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, Politics, DUP, LGBTQ, Northern Ireland

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**DUP** politician, **Thomas Buchanan**, has come under fire after [sharing a post](https://www.facebook.com/thomas.buchanan.967/posts/4183003768410179) on Facebook from an ‘ex-gay’ woman who claimed she had *“lived a homosexual lifestyle for several years”* before being ‘convicted of her sins’. In the post, which Buchanan shared on **June 7**, the woman said that God made her realise her *“sinfulness”*, and that she prays other LGBTQ+ people will have the same experience.

Social media users criticised Buchanan for sharing the post, with one saying he harbors *“exclusionary and bigoted views”.* Alliance Party councillor, **Stephen Donnelly**, also condemned Buchanan, saying in a [statement](https://www.allianceparty.org/politicians%5Fhave%5Fa%5Fduty%5Fto%5Fstand%5Fup%5Ffor%5Fminorities%5Fsays%5Fdonnelly%5Fafter%5Fdup%5Fs%5Fsocial%5Fmedia%5Fpost?ref=scenemag.co.uk): *“Politicians have a duty to stand up for the inclusion of minorities. However, unfortunately this is not the first time Tom Buchanan has shared malicious anti-LGBTQ+ propaganda”.*

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A Pride parade in Ireland

Speaking to *[Belfast Live](https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/dup-mla-criticised-sharing-anti-20768534?ref=scenemag.co.uk),* **John O’Doherty**, director of **The Rainbow Project Nothern Ireland**, said: *“We are disappointed but not surprised to see DUP MLA Tom Buchanan once again sharing anti-LGBTQ+ messaging on social media.”* Buchanan has been accused of being anti-LGBTQ+ on multiple occasions, including when he described homosexuality as *“an abomination”* in 2013.