Overwhelming majority of Pink Paper readers disagree with author that term 'openly-gay' is offensive
The overwhelming majority of PinkPaper.com readers believe that the term 'openly-gay' is not offensive, according to our latest online poll.
Peter Lloyd at 09.07 GMT
The overwhelming majority of PinkPaper.com readers believe that the term 'openly-gay' is not offensive, according to our latest online poll.
The results come after author Stella Duffy used micro-blogging site Twitter to suggest that PinkPaper.com has been "taken over by the Daily Mail" for using the phrase in a recent article.
The Room of Lost Things writer suggested that our use of the term was offensive earlier this week.
It came after both PinkPaper.com and The Guardian noted how LGBT literary award The Green Carnation – which Duffy co-judges – surprised readers by not featuring a number of prominent gay writers, including Philip Hensher, Alan Hollinghurst and Ali Smith.
Duffy took exception to our sentence which read: "The panel of judges includes openly-gay Stella Duffy and Paul Magrs, author of 666 Charing Cross Road."
In a public rant, she wrote: "UTTERLY bemused (and not a little riled) by the weird gay press and Guardian reportage of Green Carnation shortlist. 1. if the shortlist were only 'famous' authors it would really have been something to complain about; 2. Colm Toibin and Jackie Kay ARE famous ffs. sigh. and grr. "(completed weirded by the PinkPaper referring to me as 'openly-gay' - OPENLY-GAY?, what, like self-confessed?! have they been taken over by the Daily Mail? very odd.)"
She then added: "dear PinkPaper, 'openly-gay' is as offensive as 'self-confessed'."
However, the vast majority of our readers believe she is wrong. When we used social networking site Facebook to ask their opinion on the matter, 97 per cent said they do not think use of the term is rude.
Just three per cent of voters disagreed in the e-survey, which took place over the past two days.
In other news, our latest online poll asks: Was the Trafford Housing Trust right to demote a manager for making anti-gay Facebook comments?
It comes after Christian housing manager Adrian Smith suffered a £14,000 demotion for comments on his personal Facebook page which opposed churches conducting same-sex marriages.
Currently, 93 per cent believe they were right – which goes against the opinion of Peter Tatchell, who has formally asked them to re-instate Smith.
The results come after author Stella Duffy used micro-blogging site Twitter to suggest that PinkPaper.com has been "taken over by the Daily Mail" for using the phrase in a recent article.
The Room of Lost Things writer suggested that our use of the term was offensive earlier this week.
It came after both PinkPaper.com and The Guardian noted how LGBT literary award The Green Carnation – which Duffy co-judges – surprised readers by not featuring a number of prominent gay writers, including Philip Hensher, Alan Hollinghurst and Ali Smith.
Duffy took exception to our sentence which read: "The panel of judges includes openly-gay Stella Duffy and Paul Magrs, author of 666 Charing Cross Road."
In a public rant, she wrote: "UTTERLY bemused (and not a little riled) by the weird gay press and Guardian reportage of Green Carnation shortlist. 1. if the shortlist were only 'famous' authors it would really have been something to complain about; 2. Colm Toibin and Jackie Kay ARE famous ffs. sigh. and grr. "(completed weirded by the PinkPaper referring to me as 'openly-gay' - OPENLY-GAY?, what, like self-confessed?! have they been taken over by the Daily Mail? very odd.)"
She then added: "dear PinkPaper, 'openly-gay' is as offensive as 'self-confessed'."
However, the vast majority of our readers believe she is wrong. When we used social networking site Facebook to ask their opinion on the matter, 97 per cent said they do not think use of the term is rude.
Just three per cent of voters disagreed in the e-survey, which took place over the past two days.
In other news, our latest online poll asks: Was the Trafford Housing Trust right to demote a manager for making anti-gay Facebook comments?
It comes after Christian housing manager Adrian Smith suffered a £14,000 demotion for comments on his personal Facebook page which opposed churches conducting same-sex marriages.
Currently, 93 per cent believe they were right – which goes against the opinion of Peter Tatchell, who has formally asked them to re-instate Smith.
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