Gay rights activist Peter Tatchell has said that TV executives should chose a wider range of gay presenters, not just "camp and cliched" stereotypes.
Speaking to Stage magazine, he said: “I am not saying Graham Norton and Alan Carr should be taken off TV. I am just fed up with the way this camp, cliched stereotype is mostly the only one that gets broadcast."
He continued: “Gay comedians like Graham Norton and Alan Carr are great, but terribly cliched and stereotypical. They pander to very tired archetypes of gay men and are just a continuation of John Inman and Larry Grayson.
“It shows little imagination and can reinforce prejudices. The problem is not that they are camp comedians, but that they are the only kind of gay comedian that have major TV programmes."
“Heterosexual audiences like laughing at gay men and so people like Alan Carr and Graham Norton fit that bill," he added.
However, Tatchell said he thought that producers were far less likely to pander to lesbian stereotypes.
A spokesman for Carr refused to comment, while Norton could not be contacted.
Friday 20 November 2009
Thursday 19 November 2009
Liverpool rally against hatred on Sunday
Hundreds of people outraged by the growing number of homophobic attacks in Britain are expected to join a protest march in Liverpool this Sunday, 22 November.
Campaigners in Merseyside are determined that the recent attack on James Parkes, who was on an evening out with his boyfriend, will not stop openly gay people from being able to enjoy the city.
Tara Hewitt, who is one of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) officers at Liverpool university’s guild of students, said, “It’s very good to see something happening in Liverpool, which is one of the unsafest metropolitan areas in the country for LGBT people.
“Everyone needs to be included in this march.”
The demonstration will gather on the steps of St George’s Hall, opposite Liverpool Lime Street station at 1pm.
We are trying to organise transport over to Liverpool so if you would either like to go or can do a car share and drive over then please contact Phil at outragenortheast@yahoo.co.uk or ring him on 07805 576 720
Campaigners in Merseyside are determined that the recent attack on James Parkes, who was on an evening out with his boyfriend, will not stop openly gay people from being able to enjoy the city.
Tara Hewitt, who is one of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) officers at Liverpool university’s guild of students, said, “It’s very good to see something happening in Liverpool, which is one of the unsafest metropolitan areas in the country for LGBT people.
“Everyone needs to be included in this march.”
The demonstration will gather on the steps of St George’s Hall, opposite Liverpool Lime Street station at 1pm.
We are trying to organise transport over to Liverpool so if you would either like to go or can do a car share and drive over then please contact Phil at outragenortheast@yahoo.co.uk or ring him on 07805 576 720
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