Ann Widdecombe criticised for gay science remarks

Brexit Party MEP said science may one day ‘produce an answer’ to homosexuality

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Ann Widdecombe is under fire after she suggested science might one day “produce an answer” to being gay.

Speaking on Sky News, the Brexit party MEP said she had once pointed out that there was a time when it was thought impossible for people to switch gender.

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