Don’t Call Me Gay
July 31, 2008 by James
The rainbow gay and lesbian flag flew high when about 200 protesters gathered in Joburg on Tuesday.
Bright colours, high heels and heart-shaped glasses did not detract from the serious nature of the protest at the Sunday Sun’s Media Park offices in Auckland Park.
The group were there to voice disapproval of a column written by Jon Qwelane which appeared in the newspaper.Headlined, “Call me names but gay is NOT okay“, the column caused a huge furore for its homophobic sentiment.
On Tuesday the Press Ombudsman ruled that the article was in breach of the Press Code, in that it published “denigratory references to people’s sexual orientation” and implied that homosexuals are a “lower breed” than heterosexuals.
Rad more at iol.co.za.
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