Father Matthew Despard (pictured) was suspended from his duties at his parish St John Ogilvie s in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire in 2013 after making gay mafia claims in a self-published book.
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The SNP may be forced to tone down some of its proposals around banning so-called conversion therapy after concerns were raised that parental rights would be seriously undermined.
Concerns have been raised about the rights of parents in Scotland who oppose their child's desire to change genders. A consultation was launched by the Scottish government last week into detailed proposals for legislation aimed at ending "conversion practices" in Scotland.