challenged by writers led by Damian Barr, who objected to what the novelist and memoirist described as Nicholson’s “very public and very powerful homophobia”, and called for her removal from the post.The peer voted against the same-sex marriage bill in 2013, and was criticised earlier this month for her views on the subject.
This week, the model and transgender activist Munroe Bergdorf announced that she would be referring Nicholson to the parliamentary commissioner for standards over her social media posts about the trans community.On Wednesday, Nicholson rejected the accusation of homophobia. “I did indeed vote against same-sex marriage in 2013,” she told the Guardian. “I have not yet learned from my critics how I am offending by.