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MYSTERIOUS anti-gay leaflets have been posted to residents in Loughborough calling Gay Pride “a demonic festival” and that homosexuality “reveals itself in the Aids and HIV virus”.

Police are investigating the matter after houses in Cobden Street, School Street, Russell Street, Rendall Street, Paget Street, Arthur Street and Storer Road were targeted with leaflets.

The leaflets, titled as The Works of Darkness, carry no identification of the sender.

The leaflets also criticise those who abort babies, fornicate outside of marriage, watch pornography and practice with contraception. They claim to be religious pamphlets quoting from the Bible.

One resident from School Street, who did not wish to be named, said the leaflet was posted through her door last Wednesday by an Asian man.

She told the Echo: “I thought here is another take-away menu. I felt sick to my stomach after I read it. My neighbours have also received it and we are all disgusted by it.

“The quality of production is very good and this has not been done cheap. But there is no details on who made it or contact details. It is written in a Christian format but in my opinion it has not come from Christians. It has come from extremists.”

A spokeswoman for Leicestershire Police said: “We are aware that since August there has been a number of incidents where leaflets have been distributed across Leicester and Leicestershire, with the latest incidents in Loughborough.

“We are continuing our investigations and are seeking legal advice from the Crown Prosecution Service.

“We would encourage anyone who receives a leaflet to report it to us.

“We are also liaising with officers from other forces across the UK who are investigating similar incidents.”

Coun Peter Lewis, secretary of Human Rights and Equalities, Charnwood, said: “This sort of aggressive madness would indicate a disturbed mind.”