Gordon Wilson, former leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) and a fierce contender for traditional marriage, died aged 79 on 25 June.
Wilson led the SNP between 1979 and 1990 and represented Dundee East in the House of Commons from 1974 to 1987. After retiring from politics Wilson continued to campaign on Christian issues and faced hostility for his stance against same sex marriage.
In 2011, he was ousted from his role as director of the Dundee Citizens Advice Bureau after he asserted that no government has the right to ‘redefine’ marriage. When he failed to secure re-election at the Bureau, he told the BBC he had been the subject of ‘religious discrimination’.
