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Lord Manlson has claimed he is a ''good role mol'' for gay people bee of the succs he achieved public life.

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PETER MANLSON SAYS HE IS GAY ROLE MOL

The BBC will air a clip of Lord Manlson beg outed as gay for the first time sce happened more than 10 years ago. * is peter mandelson gay *

Three days earlier the paper had mand: "Tell the tth Tony: are we beg n by a gay mafia? " The private liv of two gay bet misters had been all over the tabloids: Peter Manlson and Nick Brown, both of whom now fd themselv back at the top table.

It seemed that a sorry chapter the history of Brish journalism had e to an now, a later, Manlson's return to ernment has been greeted wh some wearily faiar homophobic ment.

PETER MANLSON – FRIEND OR FOE TO THE GAY COMMUNY?

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One recent ller to Rad 4's Any Qutns referred tilly to "the prcs of darkns" is that Manlson is subject to a level of bchy nuendo that would never be tolerated about any other gay man or woman public life?

Ten years ago, untg the number of gay people the bet and the Hoe of Commons was a popular sport. Image ptn, Lord Manlson's memoirs have been serialised the Tim newspaperThe BBC is to air the moment lumnist Matthew Parris "outed" Lord Manlson as gay for the first time sce happened more than 10 years slip happened 1998 durg an terview for BBC Two's Parris told Jeremy Paxman there were "two gay members of the Cabet at least... Chris Smh is openly gay and Peter Manlson is certaly gay" rerdg, to be played durg a Rad 4 terview wh Lord Manlson, has sce been kept om the clus Paxman's rponse: "Ah, I thk we'll jt move on om there, I'm not que sure where he is on that.

IT'S A GAY THG

Labour's PR gu across as secure about his sexualy and has done ltle to help the e of gay equaly. * is peter mandelson gay *

In October 1998, durg his first perd the Cabet, Manlson was the centre of media attentn when Matthew Parris gay former MP and then Parliamentary sketch wrer of The Tim) mentned durg a live terview on Newsnight, the wake of the rignatn of Ron Davi, that "Peter Manlson is certaly gay". ↑ The Mirror 28 October 1998 "Manlson is gay, says former MP".

In a vio terview wh The Tim, Lord Manlson was qutned about his posn as ''the most powerful gay man the untry'' when he was first secretary of state and effective number two Mr Brown's admistratn.

Labour’s PR gu across as secure about his sexualy and has done ltle to help the e of gay equaly.

PETER MANLSON IS GAY

I really didn't realise MP Peter Manlson was Gay. * is peter mandelson gay *

It was back 1987, before Manlson beme an MP, that he was first outed by The News of the World a ont page story headled, “My love for gay Labour boss”. Manlson met a iend of me, a member of the gay rights group OutRage!, durg trip to Mosw a few years back.

He is, apparently, regard as highly fanciable by many gay profsnals, once beg voted to the top ten ‘Hunks of the Year’ by rears of the gay magaze HIM. Decryg Manlson as over-amb, a few poisono crics even spread the mour that the cisn to shave off his ‘gay clone’ motache was a reer move signed to ‘butch-up’ his image and prepare himself for higher office.

Gould’s book generated nsirable tert the gay prs.

OPENLY GAY MISTER PETER MANLSON UGHT UP LATT EXPENS SNDAL

Gay Tim sought, whout succs, to qutn Manlson. Ined, Manlson, unlike the four openly gay MPs, has never given an terview to the gay media, never appeared at a gay muny event, and never publicly endorsed the mpaign for gay human rights.

Unsurprisgly, he is not much liked by lbians and gay men. There is a general feelg wh the gay muny that Manlson is not dog as much as he uld to help secure equaly.

Some even claim he is rponsible for -gayg Labour Party policy. Labour’s 1997 electn manifto dched key gay rights mments that had been s 1992 manifto, cludg the all-important promise to outlaw discrimatn agast lbians and gay men hog and employment.

A 'GAY MAFIA' WHEHALL? SEX IS BACK THE HEADL BRA

More recently, is alleged that Manlson is behd Labour’s reversal of s pre-electn pledge to lift the ban on homosexuals the armed forc. While his terie argue there is no electoral advantage supportg an end to the ban, last October’s BBC Panorama poll found that two-thirds of the public back the right of gays to enlist. The toled locks, the quiverg lower lip, the nostrils poised to flare: all signalled a gay at bay.

NEW PRTT GAFFE AS HE REVEALS HIS FEAR OF GAY SAILORS

This is a gay thg - the story of a man who polilly was once one man's bch and then beme another' Manlson manner and appearance (arch, equivol, layered suggtive meang), was a historilly specific product.

It me om the genr-benrg 80s when there was enough liberatn around to step outsi the closet, but not enough for the orthodox reerist to swg the door behd gays, such as the travel wrer Gav Young who died earlier this month, arrived at a different acmodatn wh the gen. Enjoyg the homosexualy tradnal among Arabists of his class and generatn, Gav travelled for . He was an old-school mascule gay - the kd who embraced physil toughns travel as an affirmatn of character.

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