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  • Pride event bans Drag Queens in case they offend

    Glasgow’s Free Pride, not to be mistaken for Glasgow Pride, has taken steps to ban drag queens from its Pride after a trans and non-binary caucus decided some drag acts could offend.

    A pride event has become the first in the UK to officially ban drag queens from its event after deciding that some drag acts could offend.

    UPDATED: 20th July 2:36

    A pride event has become the first in the UK to officially ban drag queens from performing at its event after deciding that some drag acts could offend.

    A statement released by the “anti-commercialist” pride event reads:

    “After much discussion, the trans and non binary caucus decided not to have drag acts perform at the event.

    “This does not mean that people of any gender can’t wear what they want to the event, we simply won’t be having any self-described drag acts perform at our Free Pride Event on the 22nd August. We hope people can understand and support our decision. However we feel it important to fully explain why we came this decision.

    “The decision was taken by transgender individuals who were uncomfortable with having drag performances at the event. It was felt that it would make some of those who were transgender or questioning their gender uncomfortable.”

    However the policy has led to many commenters to react angrily accusing the pride to be bigoted against cis people and question its role as a non-discriminatory event.

    One user commenting on Free Pride’s facebook page reminded Free Pride organisers that the gay pride movement was started when Drag queens “stood up against oppression” and that they should be “lauded not excluded” Glasgow Pride responded to Free Pride’s policy by saying,

    Glasgow Pride, Scotland’s largest Pride event, responded to Free Pride’s policy by saying,

    “We can understand the actions behind Free Pride over the banning of Drag Performers but believe this to action to (be) wrong and going against what an inclusive event should be about. As an organisation Pride Glasgow had a similar discussion back in 2010 over how Drag could cause discomfort to people however we took the decision that Drag Queens and Kings play an important part in the history of the Pride movement and should be included within the event.”

    In March the students union passed a motion banning cross-dressing or drag due to the offence it could cause trans women.

    Disclosure: THEGAYUK is a media sponsor for Glasgow Pride.

     

  • “We Think Gay People Should Be Stoned Or Hanged Because They Are Destructive”

    The man behind the cancelled 5000 naked anti-gay protest who were aiming to meet Barrack Obama on a trip to Kenya has told audioBoom news that gay men should be stoned or hanged because they are “destructive to the environment.”

    A shocking interview has emerged of Victor Kidaha, the leader of an anti-gay political party that planned to hold a naked protest in front of President Obama to show their disgust at his pro-LGBT stance.

    In the interview Kidaha is asked why he is planning his naked protest in front of President Obama to which he answers:
    “It’s to protect African family values.To show President Obama there is a difference between a man and a woman.
    “The point we are trying to make is there is a difference between a man and a woman. We are saying respect our culture, africa we don’t accept same sex relationships. We don’t allow homosexuality that is not in African culture that is why couples can only marry when they are man and wife.”
    When asked if discriminating against gay people was contradictory to family values he repied:
    “We are not doing this from a religious perspective. It’s environmental conservation. We are conserving the environment. We see gays as destructive to the environment. We are saying they are negative value to africa. As Africans we are here to protect our countries and culture.
    “We don’t think gay people should be banned, we think they should be stoned. They should be stoned to death.”

  • LBC Radio Presenter Iain Dale Slams Ivan Massow Mayoral Campaign Video

    Long-time LBC presenter Iain Dale has slammed Ivan Massow’s latest mayoral campaign video as “buttock-clenchingly awful”.

    The out LBC presenter Iain Dale tweeted his disapproval of Ivan Massow‘s latest mayoral campaign video calling it “possibly the worst campaign video” he had ever seen.

     

    Comments for the video have been disabled on YouTube but that didn’t stop Iain Dale having at pop at Massow, calling the campaign “buttock-clenchingly awful”.

    In an interview with THEGAYUK Ivan Massow told us: Having spent the last year “visiting various London institutions… hospices, meals on wheels, homeless shelters, tube digs…And every Housing Association in London…developers, [and] planning departments” and he is now keen to take this a step further, over the course of a month, he wants to spend each night staying with a different London-based family, to find out what bugs London about London.

    In direct response to Dale, Massow tweeted: “the idea is to hear from Londoners directly about their own area.”

     

     

  • COMMENT I Wanna Hold My Boyfriend’s Hand (and other straight jealously)

    I wanna hold your hand (and other straight jealousy)

    As the title says, it’s a simple request; all I want to do is hold a hand, specifically my partner’s hand. We’ve been together for 8 years and I’ve never openly held his hand or been overly affectionate in public, and a video posted recently of two men in Russia just walking down the street holding hands painfully illustrates the kind of reactions that we would get. Obviously, the UK is far more liberal than Russia when it comes to gay rights, but I would still feel nervous about what could potentially happen.

    I consider myself a strong guy mentally, and if someone is openly homophobic I will stand up for myself, but it’s the subtle type of reactions that bother me more. The whispers and stares from people we would get for doing something so benign that straight people don’t even have to think about it. I do feel a pang of sadness and jealousy when I’m walking along with my partner and see couples holding hands or being affectionate, completely oblivious to the world around them, thinking of nothing more than their eventual destination or what’s for dinner that night.

    Straight people take for granted how easy it is for them to display affection towards their significant other, and while there may be a very small minority of people who might stare at a straight couple, if they are of, say different races or different physicality, it is nowhere near the level of hostility a gay couple would endure.

    I also very rarely visit “straight” nightclubs on a Friday or Saturday because it only takes one person saying something to ruin a night out. I feel constantly on edge, always wary of the kind of people who are about and how they might react to me, and obviously, with alcohol involved, this becomes more of a minefield. Most straight people can go into a nightclub and have a great night out without the fear of either having something said or worse, being attacked. Yes it can happen that anyone can get into an incident in a nightclub, but as a gay person, the odds are stacked far more against me.

    I’m lucky in the fact that I’ve only ever experienced a few incidences of outright homophobic verbal abuse, and I’ve never been physically attacked and I consider myself fortuitous that the most I’ll get from friends and work colleagues would be considered nothing more than friendly banter and natural curiosity to me. However, what is friendly banter to me, could be incredibly hurtful to someone else and in the younger LGBT population especially, who may still be struggling with their identity this can be potentially dangerous.

    To some straight people reading this, they may question why I would be jealous of them, and this is where the problem lies, they don’t see a problem. They don’t have the need to see an issue, something I and the LGBT community don’t have the luxury of.

    The reason we have Pride events is so that as a community we can feel safe enough to be ourselves, where the worst we’ll get is from a few sad people in anoraks quoting bible verses at us, who are easily ignored. I’ve had it asked to me and others many times “Why do you have pride marches?” And my usual reaction is “be thankful you don’t need one”. The fact we have had to fight to be given basic rights, and it took until the 21st century to even be allowed to have a civil partnership shows there it still a long way to go to change people’s attitudes. We simply haven’t come far enough to stop the fight for our right to exist and to be recognised.

    But what can be done, should all gay couples just hold hands and sod the reactions? Sadly this isn’t as easy as it sounds. In some places in the UK this could potentially result in a violent reaction. LGBT people have been attacked and or killed, and over 35,000 incidences of homophobic hate crimes go unreported every year. Does this illustrate that the LGBT community are so used to these kind of reactions that they consider it pointless to report it any more, or is there something of a more deeply disturbing trend when it comes to homophobic abuse, in that LGBT people don’t feel anything would be done even if it was reported and would that then result in worse treatment from the perpetrator after they got their slap on the wrist. Statistics show that fewer than 1 in 10 homophobic hate crimes that are actually reported lead to a conviction.

    Times they are a changing though, and the general overall attitude towards gay people is positive and accepting, and as people become more educated about the LGBT community the more people will not think twice about seeing two men holding hands.

    by Andy Elliot Griffiths / @AndyEG1982

  • When Companies Get It Wrong On Gay Matters

    A number of businesses have found themselves at the end of a boycott, or a viral campaign by the gay community and its allies after denying service or discriminating against LGBT customers. Here is just ten of the most high profile that have happened in the last two years.

    Asher’s Bakery – Historic ruling on gay cake equality.

    The owners of Asher’s Bakery in Northern Ireland, were found to have acted unlawfully in a historic legal case after refusing to make a cake that bore the wording: “Support Gay Marriage.” Gareth Lee, a gay rights activist, took the civil case to court with the support of the Equality Commission. The case became so high profile that Prime Minister David Cameron waded in to comment on his commitment to equality.

    Dolce And Gabbana – Don’t talk about gay parents or IVF.

    The fashion duo found themselves on the end of a long Twitter storm that did untold damage to their luxury brand.

    Speaking to the Italian magazine Panorama, alongside his business partner, Stefano Gabbana, Domenico Dolce said children should be born to a mother and a father, “The only family is a traditional one. I’m not convinced by those I call the chemical children, synthetic babies…They are wombs for hire, semen chosen from a catalogue … psychiatrists are not ready to confront the effects of this experimentation.”

    Stefano Gabbana added: “The family is not a fad.”

    The designing duo did backtrack on what they had said, but the damage had been done by that point.

     

    Sweet Cakes – No cakes for gays.

    Sweet Cakes is a US bakery that was fined $135000 for discriminating against a gay couple. The owners refused to make a wedding cake. The owners went to GoFundMe crowdfunding site to look for donations to pay their fines. After GoFundMe pulled the campaign they started another on ContinueToGive, which saw them raise 3 times the amount they had originally asked for.

     

    Memories Pizza – No pizza for gay weddings.

    The owners of Memories Pizza didn’t actually discriminate but said that they would. The comments went viral and before long the owners said that they had been driven underground. A crowdfunder campaign was started for them, which went on to raise over $800,000 in donations.

     

    Subway – A promo for all couples… Except for gay couples.

    A Subway restaurateur from Angers in France displayed a promotion in his window that excluded gay couples  because the marriage bill for marriage equality hadn’t officially passed. A spokesperson from Subway said, “The SUBWAY® brand is committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive environment around the world and does not condone discrimination of any kind. We apologize to anyone who was offended by this individual store’s Valentine’s Day promotion in Angers, France. All SUBWAY stores are independently owned and operated. We are working with the owner to reinforce our corporate values and policies.

     

    Armani – Don’t Dress Like A Homosexual.

    Giorgio Armani rattled some feathers when in an interview with The Sunday Times Magazine he said, “A homosexual man is a man 100 per cent. He does not need to dress homosexual.

    “When homosexuality is exhibited to the extreme – to say: ‘Ah, you know I’m homosexual,’ – that has nothing to do with me. A man has to be a man.”

     

    Coca Cola – All about the gay marriage, unless it’s not legal…

    Coco-Cola the world’s biggest drinks manufacturer was slammed for removing a gay couple segment from the Irish version of the advert. The advert was apparently tweaked to fit where the advert is shown – with the gay couple being shown everywhere in Europe where gay marriage and civil partnerships are currently legal. A spokesperson for the drinks company said:

    “The wedding images used in the ad for the UK and in other parts of Europe show two men getting married.

    “The reason this was changed for Ireland is while civil partnership for gay people is legal, gay marriage currently is not. We wanted each ad to be relevant and valid for its own market.”

    Since the adverts creation Ireland went on to legalise same-sex marriage.

     

    Barilla Pasta – Let them eat another brand

    The company which was founded in 1827 and reportedly made €3.9b in revenues in 2010 has came under fire after its chairman Guido Barilla, gave an interview to La Zanzara Radio24, in which he offended many LGBT customers.

    He was answering a question regarding the lack of gay families in the company’s advertising. He suggested that gay couples would never be used saying,

    ‘”Our family is a traditional family,’ he added that he,

    “wouldn’t do an ad with a homosexual family not because I disrespect gays – they have their right to do whatever they want without disturbing others – but because I don’t think like them and I think that the family we try to address is anyway a classic family.”

    Barilla then went on to suggest that if gay people didn’t like the company’s values, they could ‘eat another brand’.

    Since the fallout, Barillo committed to creating an advisory board on diversity and said that advertising campaign would be more inclusive.

     

    Chick-Fil-A Palin in a bun

    Chick-Fil-A president Dan Cathy doesn’t like same-sex marriage and was basically jumped by Sarah Palin in her approval of his message. Cathy tweeted that the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a key part of the Defence of Marriage Act is a “sad day for our nation,”then promptly deleted it. In 2012 Sarah Palin went on Twitter to support the chain that many from the LGBT community have boycotted.

     

    Thistles No Double Beds for Gays

    In Feb 2013 a gay couple claimed that a receptionist at Thistles hotel in Barbican denied them a pre-booked double room. The reception is alleged to repeatedly ask whether the couple wanted single beds. Nick Hurley and his partner tweeted their disgust saying that the receptionist was homophobic.

    Thistle Hotels quickly responded by apologising and stating that they had a zero tolerance policy on discrimination, but not before Nick Hurley’s tweet was retweeted 2642 times

  • Evander Holyfield On The Wrong Side Of LGBTs Again

    Former Heavy Weight champion Evander Holyfield has once again caused controversy within the LGBT community after saying that Caitlyn Jenner is still Bruce.

    Evander Holyfield has been slammed after referring to Caitlyn Jenner as Bruce, despite the former Olympian turned TV star announcing her name is now Caitlyn.

    However Holyfield who has a history of bigoted views against gay people said after an impassioned acceptance speech by Jenner at the ESPYS awards, “I just know that’s Bruce Jenner and I’ll leave it at that”, according to BBC Newsbeat.

    The boxer who once said that being gay wasn’t “normal” has been criticised by trans activists who maintain that it is inappropriate to use someone’s old name, when it’s been made clear that the person wants people to use a new name and pronouns to describe them.

  • The Man Who Wants Everyone To Know That Harry Styles Has A Foreskin

    Penis activist wants young American fans of Harry Styles to know that he has a foreskin.

    Glen Callender is a foreskin crusader and he’s on a mission to ensure that our foreskins stay intact. Speaking about his mission and specifically about One Directions’ Harry Styles he said to Noisey Canada

    “I think it’s important from a cultural point of view that we make it known and educate that Styles has an uncircumcised penis,”

    “We have a lot of North American girls who are being conditioned from their respective cultures to say that foreskin is yucky and they don’t even understand that they young beautiful men they idolize have their penises intact.”

    Callender sees it his mission to stop the forced circumcision the world over.

    Callender who created the Canadian Foreskin Awareness Project also has a Pride, called, Foreskin Pride.

     

    ”The foreskin is a pleasure organ, it makes people happy, and that’s what the world should be like.” Callender told Noisey Canada.

  • REAL LIFE: Shooting My First Gay Porn

    I felt something brush against my legs. I glanced down. Sh*t! You’re not supposed to look, I reminded myself. Clearly, this was more difficult than I expected. There was quite a lot to think about.

    What's it like to film a porn

    What had brushed against me was a cameraman pushing his camera between my legs and I was filming a porn movie. How did I get here? Well, it all started with an email from Mike*, the managing director of Pantheon Productions, a porn company based in San Francisco.

    Hi Greg,
    We were wondering if you would like to be a model for one of our movies. We don’t usually fly people over from Europe, but in your case we’d be willing to make an exception. Please get back to us if you’d be interested.

    Apparently one of my clients had written to them, saying they should check me out. I didn’t know whether to be flattered or insulted, but I opted for the former.

    I can safely say that up until then I’d never really considered doing porn. Back in the first few years of this century, it was much more taboo than it is now when seemingly every top, dick and bumhole is clamouring to get in on the act. True, I was an escort, which was already pretty taboo, but it was possible to keep that secret. Once you did porn it was out there for all to see. Nowhere to hide. Some of my friends were dead against it. I wasn’t even sure myself, but Mike was persistent, both via email and phone calls, and eventually wore me down with his reassurances and offering me three scenes (which in effect tripled my fee) as well as my flights and accommodation. Admittedly, the money wasn’t that great, but it was a darn sight more than what porn companies pay these days. Also, I’d never been to San Francisco. It seemed too good a chance to miss. Still, I had no idea if I’d be able to do it, so it was with some trepidation that I boarded my plane to San Francisco a few weeks later.

    The morning after my arrival, I went down to the lobby from my hotel room to find Mike, a handsome young guy (much younger than I expected) waiting in the lobby. He had suggested that he ease me in with a solo scene. That meant there would be no crew. Just him and me and a camera. It wouldn’t be much different from any of the stills shoots I’d done; only this time he’d be using a video camera. Solo shoots are different. You are allowed to look at the camera, make the person watching feel that you are getting off just for them. Mike had, shall we say, a hands-on approach to his work, which was very helpful, and at one point I suggested that he also remove his clothes as I would find that quite horny. He obligingly did as I asked. It didn’t take too long and that first scene was wrapped in a couple of hours, after which Mike dropped me back at my hotel. The next day was to be my first real time having sex on camera.

    It was a beautiful, warm, sunny day I remember. I was collected by another employee of the company who drove me to the studio. When I got there, there were half a dozen guys, preparing the set and rigging up cameras and lighting. My co-star, Josh Edwards was there too. I’d seen pics of him of course, but he was more attractive in real life and I liked his tattoos and, especially, his pierced dick. (This was before I had my own Prince Albert.) One of the crew gave me a cup of coffee and Josh and I went out onto the fire escape to get better acquainted. So far it was just like any other film set I’d been on. Josh and I chatted away until I was pulled away from Josh to go and film a short interview that was to be included as an extra at the end of the DVD (well these Americans are a sucker for an English accent, after all). After that filming was to start in earnest.

    This scene was to be part of the studio’s Daddy Hunt series. The set-up was for me, the rich older daddy, to be driving round San Francisco in my 4×4 and pick up young Josh as he was walking around. My nerves got the better of me at the beginning resulting in me almost crashing the car when I went round a corner and ended up on the wrong side of the road (well I had just arrived from the UK). Miraculously we got back to the studio unscathed and now it was time for action.

    We were filming in the company’s studio, which was made to look like my expensive pad. Mike took a few stills of us both before we started to film the scene. Basically, we were asked to make out, remove each other’s clothes and get down to business. The cameras would follow us. The main direction was to avoid looking directly at the camera, not, as I’ve already indicated, as easy as it might seem, especially when you have a cameraman between your legs while you’re f**king your partner, another one standing astride him and pointing the camera directly on your face; or when the camera pushes in between you to get the best shot possible of your c**k penetrating his butt. That’s when you have to lean back a bit to give him better access. I admit that I was actually getting off on it all. Well, why would you do it if you didn’t? Even so, focus could be a problem. Once things really heated up, our director preferred to just go with the flow and keep the cameras rolling, rather than stop and start too many times. (I’ve worked with directors who do that, and, believe me, it’s a nightmare. All a bit too much up and down, if you get my drift.) But there were other directions too, like being asked to move a leg slightly to one side so that it didn’t block the camera, or change your arm position. Considering a lapse in focus and concentration can result in a loss of momentum, for which read blood flow, then it’s a lot more difficult than you might expect.

    We stopped for a break before going for the climax, which had to be filmed in two stages (mine and his), and then that was a wrap. We had several hours of film that would eventually be edited down to about 20 minutes, and that was my first proper porn movie. What struck me more than anything was the extreme professionalism of all on the set. There had in fact been no difference between filming this and any other film. Everything had been thought out in advance. They even had a storyboard. I’d love to be able to tell you how horny it is, how the crew get involved, how people stand around with their cocks out, getting turned on and carried away with the action, but it simply isn’t true. Just as on any other film, the crew are concentrating on sound and lighting and getting the best shot.

    Filming over, I was returned to my hotel. I had a couple of days off before my next scene, which would be a leather scene with Marco Van for their Real Men series. This was filmed at a different location, a flat, which had a four-poster bed which they had rented for the session. There was no pre-scene set up. This was just two leather guys getting it on. Other than that, things went much as before.

    All told my first experience of doing porn was a very positive one. Everything had been done to make it as easy as possible for me. The people I worked with were all great, all very relaxed and all very professional. I did a few more movies after that, most of them over here, but nothing was as good as that first experience, except perhaps when I returned to the US to do a stills shoot with Tom Bianchi and another shoot with the guys at Pantheon, which also turned out to be my last. I enjoyed working with them so much that I decided to end on a high. That and the fact that fees for doing porn were dropping dramatically. It just didn’t seem worth it anymore somehow, but I’m certainly glad I did it. One more thing to add to the bucket list.

    * Name changed

  • INTERVIEW: Aaron Frew, His First Gay Press Interview

    This summer’s Big Brother has been exploding Time-Bombs onto our screens left right and centre from the first night eviction, twisted nominations to mass replacements of housemates. The contestants are certainly being kept on their toes this year, as are the audience. However, one housemate who was removed from the house for his naked antics has been the biggest loss of the series so far. Hot out of the BB house I get a chance to natter with Aaron Frew to find out about his journey in the house, his relationship with Joel and of course why he’s such a naked person.

     

    GD: Have you had a chance to relax yet?

    AF: Yeah. When I got removed from the Big Brother house I went straight home to see my Mum. I thought I was gonna go back to my flat but I felt the decision to go see my Mum was best and I had a few days rest to gather my thoughts and everything. I came back to London yesterday and I’m thinking roll on now, don’t dwell on the past look forward to the future.

     

    GD: Whilst in the Big Brother House what did you miss the most from the outside world?

    AF: I think watching Big Brother from my TV. I’m a massive fan of Big Brother and when you’re in there you’re like “Oh My God I’m in Big Brother”, you know what I mean? It’s like really strange, and obviously I missed my phone because there are so many things you can capture. I said to Big Brother you need to get a camera in there because we could literally rule social media with the pictures we could do in there. I missed my phone and my Instagram.

     

    GD: So did you hand over your accounts?

    AF: Yeah, I love social media and Instagram and Twitter and everything.

     

    GD: You’re obviously quite a naked person – did you realise this about yourself?

    AF: Yeah, I do a lot of nude selfies and stuff like that. If you’ve got it flaunt it sort of thing. But I know for a fact that in that house I didn’t have the best body to show off. But I know I’m confident in my skin so I’ll show what I have and people like it so it is what it is but obviously it backfired and I offended somebody and got removed, so I just gotta take that on board in the future.

     

    GD: You did spend a lot of time flirting with Joel, was there a connection there?

    AF: Me and Joel, we had banter and people called us Jaaron all the time because we’re literally always sat down or in a bath together, but obviously I’ve watched it and they never showed all the conversations. He would ask me all kinds of questions about my life, my upbringing, my sexuality, because where he’s from, he comes from the countryside and I think it’s like Heartbeat it’s very small and not a lot’s really going on so meeting someone like me he’s like “what the hell is this”. I mean obviously I tried to break it down for him so he could understand it all but me and Joel had amazing banter and I feel I’ve gained a friend in there. Obviously me and him have different opinions on things but I think that’s what made us Jaaron. Opposites attract and I hope when he comes out we can go for a coffee or a burger or something, I know he loves his burgers.

     

    GD: Did Big Brother, in your opinion, make the right decision then in removing you?

    AF: At the end of the day I broke the rules and I have to come to terms with that. When I was in the moment of doing my naked running around the room I never realised I was breaking the rules but obviously when they’ve broken it down for me, and they’ve shown me what I’ve done, I have to take that on board. I really appreciate what Big Brother have done. I’m not gonna be, “ahh they’re in the wrong”, because they’re not. The rules are there for a reason and I broke them and got removed. Obviously I was upset and devastated but I can’t be angry or anything can I? It’s my own doing and lesson learnt on that one? Don’t run around a room naked! (laughs)

     

    GD: How are things with your mother?

    AF: Oh my God, I only just come out to my mum a couple years ago and it’s still like a weird topic for us, so when I came out and went home straight away I was really scared but yeah she’s been really supportive. The last thing she said to me before I left was, “Aaron you’ll always be a winner in my eyes”. She’s been really supportive and I’m really blessed with that.

     

    GD: So she hasn’t told you off for any of your naked antics yet?

    AF: No she just said, “can future Aaron please cover up? I don’t want to see your meat and two veg” (laughs).

     

    GD: You were recently quoted as saying you’ve wanted love for many years and need to make yourself happy first as no one wants you. Did you find your happiness in the house?

    AF: Yeah. I watched all the footage from day one until the last one I was in, obviously I was very upset at times but there were a lot of emotions going through my head. As the days went on I became a stronger person and overcome so many fears I had – to go in the haunted room for 12 hours, for nothing, and I had to eat beetles and I hate insects so I literally have started to realise that I’m a strong person. I do need to start living myself a little bit more, but I feel it’s an everyday learning process and it’ll come day by day. So I’ll get there one day (laughs).

     

    GD:…and has there been any romantic offers yet since leaving the BB house?

    AF: No not really. Well on Twitter there’s a lot of people saying, “I love you Aaron” and “can you be my prom date” and stuff like that. It’s been very few but no one’s ever asked me to go to a prom.

     

    GD: You’re going to have a busy summer then!

    AF: (Laughs) Well let’s see what happens. A lot of young girls say they love me for my energy and character and stuff like that. I’m just blessed that anyone would want to watch me. I really am blessed with this whole opportunity and I genuinely did feel sorry for all the supporters that I had when I came out because I let them down in a way. But, as I say, I can’t dwell on that now. They still love me for me so it is what it is and I have to move on from that now.

     

    GD: If you were in Jack’s shoes would you have taken the car he won and driven off?

    AF: No mate because first of all, although it was a very nice present, I was in there for a learning experience for myself and to show my mum what I was about and secondly that car, as much as it was nice, I don’t do white cars mate, they take forever to keep clean.

     

    GD: You could always have spray painted it…

    AF: Yeah but I don’t think of that. I’d have definitely declined it. It’s not worth it and even though Jack was very upset about the situation I said to him, “no matter what Jack when you get out this house you’re gonna get bigger and better things than a BMW car.”

     

    GD: Now that ‘Showbiz’ Simon is back in the house do you think you would have gotten on together or clashed?

    AF: It’s funny you say that because ever since he was in the house at the beginning and he got evicted everyone said, “Aaron you’re quite lucky he got removed because he has a big personality and you two would have clashed”. Every day, even though it never got shown, everyone was saying “Aaron he’s returning” and “are you scared”, but obviously they were speculating and speculating right because he did return. But people obviously see two big personalities and think were going to clash and that may have been the case but watching his VT going into the house he’s done a lot of things and I probably would have learnt a lot from him as well. So I like to see it as a negative and a positive but I will never know until I get a chance to meet the guy, but from watching on TV he does say Showbiz a lot, like mate chill out on that one.
    GD: Who would you like to see win BB?

    AF: Chloe and Jack. With Jack I’ve never really met anyone like that and he’s such a humble guy and he makes my heart melt he really does. I really hope that he wins it. If it’s a girl then Chloe because Chloe represents a kinda girl that’s from my town, even though she lives up north, she reminds me of my sisters, so I’d want to see my sister win it ideally.

     

    GD: What are your hopes for the future?

    AF: Always waving the flag of being a Big Brother housemate, I think that’s an absolute achievement, but hopefully continue working in fashion and I’d really really love a job in TV, so if any opportunities come that way I’d take it by the horns and go down that road. I feel my personality comes across best on TV.

     

    GD: Apart from THEGAYUK magazine who would you most like to model for?

    AF: I’m one of those people that loves fashion and I’d love to work with Adidas. I love that brand so much and they send me free stuff all the time so I’d love to support them and be a representative of the brand. Whatever brands come forward I’d analyse them and see if they’re suitable for me because I don’t do everything. Like if someone said, “Aaron model our suit”, I don’t really think I suit suit-suits, I suit tracksuits, you know what I mean?

  • Tim Farron Asked Three Times If Gay Sex Is A Sin

    The newly elected leader of the Liberal Democrats has failed to quash fears about his moral views on homosexuality after failing to answer whether he thought gay sex was a sin or not.

    During an interview on Channel 4 news earlier this week, Cathy Newman asked the new leader “Personally, do you think as a Christian, that homosexual sex is a sin?”

    Christians “do not go around forcing their views on other people” he answered and failed to answer the question. Cathy Newman then quoted a Leviticus quote, to which he responded: “My faith is based upon my belief that Jesus Christ is who he said he is”

    So evasive was he over the question she asked three times.
    The Brian Paddick backed Tim Farron was elected the new leader of the Liberal Democrats after former Deputy Prime Minister and Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg stood down.

    Tim Farron has come under pressure after abstaining on the gay marriage vote.

    Stewart McDonald MP for Glasgow South Tweeted,

    “Sorry Tim, but it’ll take a lot more than sound bites to convince anyone that you’re serious about LGBT equality.”

     

    Guardian columnist Giles Fraser suggested that if Tim Farron thought that gay sex was sinful that the future of the party was in trouble and that he was “utterly lost as a LibDem leader”.

     

    In 2007 Tim Farron voted against the Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations in 2007, a law which protects against discrimination based on sexual orientation in the provision of goods and services. The law was used to bring Asher’s Bakery in Northern Ireland to account for refusing to make a cake with a pro-gay marriage slogan on it.

  • One Direction To Split? The Bookies Think So

    The bookies have once again slashed the odds of super Boy Band One Direction splitting by the end of the year or sooner.

    The bookies have once again slashed the odds of super Boy Band One Direction splitting by the end of the year or sooner.

    It seems as though all good things must come to an end, but William Hill is placing 2/1 odds on One Direction splitting up before the end of 2015.

    William Hill spokesman Joe Crilly said, “One Direction have had a gruelling year with their mammoth world tour, with Zayn leaving half way through and now the news about Louis becoming a father could be the latest in a long line of pressures put on the young men that could push them closer to splitting”

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