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  • Quorn says it removed advert from MailOnline

    Quorn Foods UK says it was never their intention to have their product placed near to a disgusting Richard Littlejohn article.

    Quorn Foods UK has said that it has asked its advertising agency to remove ads featured next to the Daily Mail‘s Richard Littlejohn article which criticised Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black’s baby news, but stopped short of saying that it had entered an advertising boycott of the publisher.

    Honda is apparently “investigating” their ad placements and the BBC said their ad was an “unfortunate ad placement”.

    ALSO READ: Brands are under pressure to drop Mail Online advertising after shocking Richard Littlejohn column

    ALSO READ: Southbank will no longer advertise with Daily Mail following on from Richard Littlejohn column

    Taking to Twitter the meat substitute company said, “It was never our intention for our advert to appear next to content of that nature. We have regular reviews of media placements with our advertising agency. In this particular instance the advert has been removed at our request”

    “Just a very unfortunate ad placement”

    The BBC brand CBEEBIES, which had an advertisement placement featured on what looked to be a Facebook Instant articles version of the article, also made a statement to say, “Of course these are not the values held by CBeebies magazine, this is just a very unfortunate ad placement which we will remove as soon as possible. We apologise for offence caused”.

    Honda said that they were “investigating” the issue with their advertising team.

    At last review, the advert space on the online version of the article appears to have been removed altogether.

    Quorn giant made the announcement after Stop Funding Hate questioned them over Twitter, asking, “Hi did you know your ads are funding articles like this in the Daily Mail today? ”

    Companies react

    Both the Southbank Centre and Center Parcs made commitments today not to advertise in the Mail’s outlets after their adverts appeared in the print edition of the Daily Mail. They are part of a growing number of companies which have stated they won’t advertise with outlets like the Daily Mail, the Sun or the Daily Express.

  • Which companies have pulled advertising from the Daily Mail

    Here’s a list of businesses which have publicly pulled their advertising spend from the Daily Mail or Mail Online

    In 2016 Lego announced that it would no longer advertise saying that they were “not planning any future promotional activity with the newspaper”. It was one of the first large brands to pull away from the right-wing press.

    The Body Shop ended their advertising contracts saying to Buzzfeed, “We have always supported human rights – it is part of our ‘enrich not exploit commitment’ – and when an editorial stance seems to go against that Commitment, we consider seriously whether we will support it.”

    In September Online fashion store JOY said that they would end an online advertising agreement with DM and the Daily Express, saying, “It was recently brought to our attention by @StopFundingHate that our ads were appearing next to transphobic and racist articles… JOY is a brand that pride themselves on diversity and inclusion, and we would never want to associate ourselves with these viewpoints. From now on we will be monitoring our ad placements much more closely…”

    Also in September 2017, Evans Cycles blacklisted the Sun, Daily Mail and Daily Express from its online advertising spend.

    In December 2017, Paperchase made a commitment not to advertise with the outlet in the future.

    In Feb 2018, after a Richard Littlejohn column, Center Parcs and Southbank Centre both pulled their advertising from the Daily Mail.

    According to StopFundinghate.org.uk, other companies that have effectively joined an advertising boycott include:

    Phone Co-Op, Triodos Bank, ETA Services, The Ethical Shop, Thread, Bellroy, Ethical Superstore, Vision Express, Abel And Cole, Riverford, Farmdrop, Ocado, Ecotricity, Good Energy, Green Energy UK, Bulb Energy, Said Business School, Derby University, 

     

  • Center Parcs will no longer advertise in the Daily Mail

    Following on from the Southbank Centre’s announcement that they won’t be advertising in the Daily Mail, Center Parcs says it will not advertise in the paper either.

    In a crushing blow to the Daily Mail, the Southbank Centre in London and Center Parcs have both said they will no longer place advertising in the outlet.

    The announcement follows on from a Richard Littlejohn column concerning the baby announcement by Tom Daley and Dustin Lance-Black.

    In a statement on Twitter, the Southbank wrote,

    “Southbank Centre reaches out to audiences through wide-ranging online and offline media titles, across the political spectrum.

    “We monitor the environment in which our advertising appears, to ensure the values of a publication are compatible with our own. We have no future plans to advertise within the Daily Mail”.

    Center Parcs wrote,

    We take where we advertise very seriously and have a number of steps to prevent our advertising from appearing alongside inappropriate content. We felt this placement was completely unacceptable and therefore ceased advertising with the Daily Mail with immediate effect.

     

    Some of the UK’s biggest brands are under pressure to stop advertising in the Daily Mail and Mail Online.

    Brands such as Jet2, Calvin Klein, Quorn and Natwest have all had their brands advertised next to or under the content on the web version of the newspaper

    THEGAYUK.com reached out to the brands concerned for comment.

    How much has Richard Littlejohn cost the Daily Mail?

    The Daily Mail was urged to fire Richard Littlejohn by over 200,000 people in 2013 after a piece he wrote “monstered” transgender school teacher, Lucy Meadows, who sadly committed suicide shortly after her transition.

    StopFundingHate a UK pressure group whose campaign focuses on changing the media via its advertisers have called upon Quorn, Natwest, Visa and VisitNorway to answer on whether they were happy that their brands were effectively funding the content on the MailOnline.

    Speaking to THEGAYUK.com StopFundingHate said, “Many customers of Jet2 and Calvin Klein will be deeply disappointed to see them funding this divisive and disheartening article. Yet again we see that the Daily Mail is increasingly out of touch with the views of mainstream British society. A recent YouGov poll found that 58% of people believe that “companies should withdraw their advertising if it is placed next to content they think is racist, sexist, homophobic or xenophobic”

    “Brands can easily prevent their ads from appearing on the Daily Mail website by updating their Google Adsense settings or speaking to their media agency”. 

  • Southbank will no longer advertise with Daily Mail following on from Richard Littlejohn column

    “We have no future plans to advertise within the Daily Mail”.

    In a crushing blow to the Daily Mail, the Southbank Centre in London, has said that it will no longer place advertising in the outlet. The announcement follows on from a Richard Littlejohn column concerning the baby announcement by Tom Daley and Dustin Lance-Black.

    In a statement on Twitter, the Southbank wrote,

    “Southbank Centre reaches out to audiences through wide-ranging online and offline media titles, across the political spectrum.

    “We monitor the environment in which our advertising appears, to ensure the values of a publication are compatible with our own. We have no future plans to advertise within the Daily Mail”.

    Some of the UK’s biggest brands are under pressure to stop advertising in the Daily Mail and Mail Online.

    Brands such as Jet2, Calvin Klein, Quorn and Natwest have all had their brands advertised next to or under the content on the web version of the newspaper

    THEGAYUK.com reached out to the brands concerned for comment.

    How much has Richard Littlejohn cost the Daily Mail?

    The Daily Mail was urged to fire Richard Littlejohn by over 200,000 people in 2013 after a piece he wrote “monstered” transgender school teacher, Lucy Meadows, who sadly committed suicide shortly after her transition.

    StopFundingHate a UK pressure group whose campaign focuses on changing the media via its advertisers have called upon Quorn, Natwest, Visa and VisitNorway to answer on whether they were happy that their brands were effectively funding the content on the MailOnline.

    Speaking to THEGAYUK.com StopFundingHate said, “Many customers of Jet2 and Calvin Klein will be deeply disappointed to see them funding this divisive and disheartening article. Yet again we see that the Daily Mail is increasingly out of touch with the views of mainstream British society. A recent YouGov poll found that 58% of people believe that “companies should withdraw their advertising if it is placed next to content they think is racist, sexist, homophobic or xenophobic”

    “Brands can easily prevent their ads from appearing on the Daily Mail website by updating their Google Adsense settings or speaking to their media agency”. 

  • Will Young has something to tell you about his pop career

    Done… Dusted… ?

    Will Young, the first ever winner of Pop Idol in the UK, has said that he may never return to his pop career. Instead, he’s said he is considering a job as a psychotherapist, a teacher or a gardener.

    Will doesn’t miss his pop career at all and has said that he may never return to it despite releasing six hit studio albums. He had a string of hits in the early noughties including, “Leave Right Now” and “Light My Fire” both of which reached number 1 in the UK. Speaking to the Press Association, he said,  “I don’t miss it, not at all.

    “It’s not right for this time in my life. I don’t look back at it with negativity.

    “I don’t know if I will go back to it or not, this is what I’m doing at the moment, but I might become a psychotherapist, a teacher or a gardener.”

    But he will be returning to the stage as he’s about to star in the West End show, Strictly Ballroom, which starts on the 29th March 2018 at the Piccadilly Theatre.

    So would you have Will Young digging up your weeds?

     

  • Cheyenne Jackson bares all in raunchy X rated film

    OH MY…

    Out actor and American Horror Story star Cheyenne Jackson just got our hearts aflutter. In his latest film, Hello Again, he’s seen in all his glory having a proper old romp with his male co-star Tyler Blackburn.

    The pair are seen completely starkers, rolling around together in what looks like an incredibly hot moment between the two actors. Although they did it in front of an audience of 30! That might be a turn on for some, but for Cheyenne it was “super weird”.

    Speaking to Billboard about filming the scene, Jackson said, “It’s super weird and awkward because in life, it would just be you and that other person. And not 30 other people standing around. You have to let go of your self-consciousness as much as you can. And your vanity. I can’t worry about what my ass looks like in the shot — my ass looks like what it looks like. So let’s just get into character and let’s just kinda really commit to what I’m singing or what I’m thinking about in this scene. In American Horror Story: Hotel, three years ago, I did my first nude scene ever at 40. So, you know, whatever.”

    See the NotSafeFW pictures CLICK HERE

  • When is Dale Winton’s Florida Fly Drive on TV?

    Dale Winton is returning to our screens in a brand new programme called, Dale Winton’s Florida Fly Drive.

    Is Dale Winton gay

    Dale Winton is showing the world his travelling skills as he embarks on a 1500 mile journey around Florida, US. Taking in the sites and sounds of all that Florida has to offer.

    The new show is on Channel 5 on Thursday nights at 9 PM.

    Who is Dale Winton?

    Dale Winton is probably most famous for his stint as a daytime telly presenter. The programme, Dale’s Supermarket Sweep catapulted him to fame in the early to mid-1990s. The show ran from 1993 to 2007. After the programme ended he also presented, In It To Win It and Hole in The Wall. He’s also worked in radio and has appeared in various charity TV shows.

    Is Dale Winton Gay?

    Yes, Dale Winton is openly gay. He wrote about being gay in his 2002 autobiography My Story. In the book, he revealed that he never told his mum that he was gay before she died from suicide, which it has been said is something that he regretted. Although he is gay, he’s not open about his relationship status. It is known that a break up of a relationship did cause him to suffer from long-term depression.

    When asked why he came out as gay so late, he told The Times that he had remained in the closet for so long because the subject never came up – or anyone asked him in interviews.

    Is Dale Winton Married

    Is Dale Winton Married?

    As far as we know, Dale is not married. However, Dale has spoken about his depression after breaking up with a partner. In 2016 he revealed that some of it was related to the breakup of that relationship.

    What else?

    In May 2016, in a surprising move for some, Dale admitted that he had fallen for Donald Trump during his presidential campaign – and felt compassion for the now president. He revealed himself to be something of a fan for Us politics. Drawing a comparison to his and Donald’s tan he said, “As one who has spent his entire professional life being ridiculed for my ‘fluorescent tanned complexion’, I felt compassion for the man before he even uttered a single word.”

    Dale also said that he thought that Mr Trump was “truly authentic” and “fearless” and praised his battle against political correctness.

     

     

  • Blackpool Tower did something amazing for this couple’s proposal

    Get your hanky ready…

    Darren and Daniel got engaged yesterday, on Valentine’s nights in front of the world’s famous Blackpool Tower. The couple, Darren, 30 and Daniel, 18 spent the day at their favourite seaside town, before Darren got down on one knee and proposed to his now fiance.

    To celebrate the happy couple’s good news, The Blackpool Tower turned the lights to rainbow colours and put their names in the giant love heart light at the front of the Grade 1 listed building.

    Darren, 30, said, “It was a magical evening. We have a strong affinity with Blackpool, it’s where we spent our New Year’s Eve so it only feels right to get down on one knee at our favourite spot in the resort.”

    The pair were then treated to an intimate champagne reception at The Blackpool Tower, something they’ve always dreamed of but never been able to do.

    Darren added, “I’m so thankful to the team for going out of their way and making this Valentine’s Day even more special.

    Daniel and Darren were one of five couples chosen by The Blackpool Tower to have their name blazoned on the side of the iconic Blackpool landmark. Each of the couples was then treated to a special romantic evening at The Blackpool Tower.

    Kenny Mew, the general manager at The Blackpool Tower, said: “We are thrilled that we could be on hand to help the happy couple celebrate their engagement. I would like to pass on my congratulations from all the team here.

    “We have hundreds of people that come to The Blackpool Tower every year to propose. With over 123 years of history, The Blackpool Tower has such a special place in a lot of peoples’ hearts. You simply can’t find another more romantic venue quite like here anywhere else in the country!”

    The Blackpool Tower Eye also offers special engagement packages, perfect for those wanting to make their proposal extra special. The package includes access to The Blackpool Tower Eye as well as a bottle of bubbly, handpicked bunch of roses and chocolates to celebrate.

  • Gay Police Association changes its name to Scottish LGBTI Police Association

    The Scottish LGBT+ policing group has changed its name.

    The GPA (Gay Police Association) has changed its name to a more inclusive Scottish LGBTI Police Association. The changes include changing the official Facebook URL and name.

    Along with the name change, the old GPA logo will disappear and will be replaced with a new logo.

    The change has come to mark LGBT History Month. Every February it is LGBT History Month in the UK.

    A statement from the association’s website states,

    “Our Association has a long and proud history spanning 27 years…

    “At our AGM in 2016, members took part in an exercise in order to review how the Association was structured, the Aims and Objectives, what could be improved and examine ways to encourage membership engagement and inclusion.

    “Following the 2016 AGM, a number of recommendations came to light which would form the basis for a “Re-structuring Strategy”. Following 12 months of discussion within the Executive Committee, the Strategy became a proposal which was passed at the 2017 AGM.

    “This is far more than simply a name change and re-branding. A new General Board will replace the former Executive Committee. The Association will now include Transgender and Intersex as well as LGB. The Aims and Objectives have been replaced with a simple Mission Statement backed up with key priorities. There will be a new focus on localism with the creation of Local Coordinators. We will retain important aspects including our independence and remain an association of members.”

    The full change over is due to happen on the 16th February 2018.

  • Tom Daley and Dustin face horrendous homophobic abuse after baby announcement

    Moments after Olympic Diver Tom Daley and husband Dustin Lance Black announced that they are expectant fathers, the trolls come out in force.

    CREDIT: TOM DALEY / DUSTIN LANCE BLACK / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER

    Despite the news that Tom Daley and his husband are expecting a baby, some on social media couldn’t hide their contempt for the gay fathers to be.

     

     

    The loved-up pair are apparently due to become fathers. They both shared an ultrasound picture of an unborn baby on their social media profiles. Along with the picture Dustin, 43, captioned it, A very happy #ValentinesDay from ours to yours.” He included the two male and child emoji in the message.

    Tom released a photo to coincide with husband’s picture and wished his followers a Happy Valentine’s as well.

    The pair were married last year have talked about starting a family.

    Speaking on BBC Question Time, Dustin said, “I’m here from the United States of America. I didn’t get to vote on Brexit, because in this country because I fell in love.

    “Because I call it home and because I hope to raise a family here.”

  • Can lesbians call themselves “gay”?

    What’s in a label? Some women who love women love the term lesbian while some, prefer the term gay, so which is right?

    It turns out both.

    A Quora user asked whether she could say she was gay rather than use the term lesbian and people were quick to suggest that either was acceptable – however there may be some, who according to user Robert Pfaff who might be “vehement about the distinction”.

    Chrys Jordan helpfully added, “If you are a woman who likes other women, you can call yourself a gay woman or a lesbian, or both.”

    Lily added, “You can absolutely say you’re gay. That’s your choice and I think we all know what gay means. It’s about what you think and feel about yourself.”

    What does Lesbian mean?

    What does lesbian mean?

    The dictionary defines Lesbian as a “homosexual woman”. The late 19th-century-word “lesbian” originates from the Greek word, Lesbios from Lesbos, which was the home of Sappho, who wrote poetry about her affection for other women.

    Lesbian when used as an adjective about the people of Lesbos, describes someone from the island of Lesbos.

    GLAAD defines the term lesbian as, “A woman whose enduring physical, romantic, and/or emotional attraction is to other women. Some lesbians may prefer to identify as gay (adj.) or as gay women”.

    We asked readers of THEGAYUK.com on Twitter for their reaction… Here are the results:

     

    We are in the age of self-identifying and definition – so ultimately define yourself in whatever way makes you feel comfortable.

    What do you think? Use the comments below to have your say.