GEOFF Thomas of Abbotsbury readily admits he had a problem with homosexuals before his son “came out” and told him he was gay.
“I grew up homophobic,” he said. “I’m a plumber. I spent nine years in the army; I’m a Vietnam veteran. When I grew up, I was taught that gays were perverts — basically.”
Mr Thomas said about a year before his wife died, his son told her he was homosexual — came out to her on the phone.