Jewish neo-Nazi renounces white supremacist past -- and comes out as gay

Source: The Washington Post




By Mary Hui October 17 at 11:13 PM


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It all came down to getting a taste of his own medicine, Wilshaw said. Recently, he explained, he has been suspected of being gay, and had been subjected to abuse because of his sexuality.

“It’s a terribly selfish thing to say but it’s true,” said Wilshaw. “I saw people being abused, shouted at, spat at in the street. It’s not until it’s directed at you that you suddenly realize that it’s wrong.”

Wilshaw also revealed that his mother was part Jewish. But despite his Jewish ancestry, Wilshaw wrote in his application to the National Front that the war against the Jews — “enemies of my race” — “needs to be waged on a global scale to be effective.”

Wilshaw said that he feels “appallingly guilty” for his past. “I really do feel guilty,” he said. “Not only that, this is also a barrier to me having a relationship with my own family, and I want to get rid of it, it’s too much of a weight.”



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