Franklin wins £100,000

Nicola Laver  |  UK & Ireland
Date posted:  1 Dec 2022
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US evangelist Franklin Graham has won almost £100,000 in damages for religious discrimination after an event in Glasgow in 2020 was cancelled under pressure from LGBT campaigners.

Graham had booked an evangelistic event at the city’s Hydro arena as part of a UK-wide tour. The tour was eventually abandoned because of Covid-19; other venues had also cancelling bookings.

After the venue’s operator (Scottish Event Campus) had become aware of opposition from the LGBT community following the booking, Graham clarified on Facebook that everyone in the LGBTQ community was ‘absolutely welcome’ – but the venue cancelled the event.

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