Nick Clegg is considered 'gay-friendly' but his party are struggling to turn that support into votes. Credit: Louisa Collins-Marsh/PA

Nick Clegg is considered the most "gay-friendly" party leader according to research by PinkNews which ranked him comfortably ahead of Labour's Ed Miliband, Green Natalie Bennett and Tory Prime Minister David Cameron.

But there was bad news for Ukip's Nigel Farage who was considered "extremely anti" by three-quarters of gay voters. Mr Farage was the only leader seen by more people as homophobic rather than sympathetic to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) concerns.

PinkNews publisher Benjamin Cohen said: "The polling demonstrates that much like the country as a whole, the LGBT community is divided as to which party should govern in 2015. However, the community is clear in its rejection of Ukip, with support far below national polling levels and Nigel Farage labelled as the least 'pro-gay' party leader in the UK."