"I think for me, Angela Merkel is the example I would follow, I would have voted, as a matter of conscience, along the lines of mainstream teaching in most major religions that marriage is between a man and a woman. But I would have respected and defended the democratic choice that was made. It is a legal right now and I am a servant of democracy, I am not a dictator."
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From an interview for The Scotsman cited in "Kate Forbes said she would have voted against gay marriage" The Herald (Glasgow, 20 February 2023)
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