Stonewall Bigot of the Year contenders ... Gene not shortlisted!!!

The award is for 'An individual who has gone out of their way to harm, hurt or snub lesbian, gay and bisexual people in the last year'.  Hmm...

Anyhow herewith the shortlist. Charming peole Stonewall.


Alan Craig. In October 2011 Alan Craig caused outrage by comparing gay equality advocates to the invading forces of Nazi Germany and dubbing them the ‘Gaystapo'. In an incendiary Church of England Newspaper article he claimed ‘gay-rights storm troopers take no prisoners as they annex our wider culture' and that the modest measure to extend marriage to same-sex couples was proof that ‘Nazi expansionist ambitions are far from sated'. In later comments he compared those who challenge bigotry to perpetrators of the Holocaust.

Simon Lokodo. Simon Lokodo, the Ugandan Ethics and Integrity Minister, disbanded the meetings of gay equality groups and arrested activists. According to Lokodo gay people are ‘sick' and seek to ‘pervert' children. For a so-called Ethics and Integrity Minister to peddle such inflammatory propaganda is an ironic tragedy for Uganda's gay population.

Lord Maginnis. Lord Maginnis made headlines by referring to same-sex marriage as ‘unnatural and deviant behaviour' and questioning if marriage equality would ‘mean that every deviant practice has to be accommodated? Will the next thing be that we legislate for some sort of bestiality?' The Ulster Unionist Party quickly removed the whip from him and he resigned from the party, complaining there was no room left in politics for his unique brand of ‘logical thinking'.

Cardinal Keith O'Brien. Keith O'Brien has been a prominent opponent of marriage equality and made headlines with deeply offensive comments about same-sex couples. He's stated that same-sex relationships are ‘harmful to the physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing' and compared equal marriage to slavery and child abuse. Under his leadership the Catholic Church in Scotland has pledged to ‘declare war' on marriage equality and committed an additional £100,000 for the fight.

Archbishop Philip Tartaglia. Philip Tartaglia caused outrage in July when he claimed that the late David Cairns MP had died due to the fact he was gay and that a ‘conspiracy of silence' prevented people from stating that being gay directly led to premature death. His words caused deep offence to the former minister's partner, Dermot Kehoe, who has said that the comments have added to his ‘grief and pain.'

And the winner is ... CARDINAL O'BRIEN.
[He should be proud.]