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Contents:

• PETER MANLSON SAYS HE IS GAY ROLE MOL
• PETER MANLSON – FRIEND OR FOE TO THE GAY COMMUNY?
• IT'S A GAY THG
• PETER MANLSON IS GAY
• OPENLY GAY MISTER PETER MANLSON UGHT UP LATT EXPENS SNDAL
• A 'GAY MAFIA' WHEHALL? SEX IS BACK THE HEADL BRA
• NEW PRTT GAFFE AS HE REVEALS HIS FEAR OF GAY SAILORS

PETER MANLSON SAYS HE IS GAY ROLE MOL

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.

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.

PETER MANLSON – FRIEND OR FOE TO THE GAY COMMUNY?

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

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

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.

OPENLY GAY MISTER PETER MANLSON UGHT UP LATT EXPENS SNDAL

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.

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

Gould’s book generated nsirable tert the gay prs. 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.

NEW PRTT GAFFE AS HE REVEALS HIS FEAR OF GAY SAILORS

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.