<sod >' He went on: 'My belief for equality runs through me like a stick of rock and likewise through our party as well. I am a liberal to my fingertips and that especially applies to LGBT rights.' Later, during a debate in the Commons, Tory MP Nigel Evans, who is gay, asked Mr Farron whether he thought being gay was a sin.< eod>< sod > ' He went on: 'My belief for equality runs through me like a stick of rock and likewise through our party as well. I am a liberal to my fingertips and that especially applies to LGBT rights.'    In 2015, Ms Newman had quizzed Mr Farron on the same issue as part of a live TV interview.< eod>