I'm not a reactionary, but...
11/08/05 12:43 Media
issues
...this is ridiculous. A man in Germany has just been
awarded £3000 for being 'outed' as his family didn't
know he was gay (story in The Guardian
here,
registration required).
So far, so good - but the way he was outed was that a newspaper published a picture of him at a gay parade.
Now, call me old-fashioned, but the definition of 'parade' includes some sort of indication that you're on show. You're also in a public place, and liable to be caught up in any passing photographer's lenses. To be honest, I can't actually think of any circumstances under which going to a public place in a parade could or should be considered a private act.
Still, £3000. Maybe I should attend a few parades - since I'm not gay I should be able at least to double that...
So far, so good - but the way he was outed was that a newspaper published a picture of him at a gay parade.
Now, call me old-fashioned, but the definition of 'parade' includes some sort of indication that you're on show. You're also in a public place, and liable to be caught up in any passing photographer's lenses. To be honest, I can't actually think of any circumstances under which going to a public place in a parade could or should be considered a private act.
Still, £3000. Maybe I should attend a few parades - since I'm not gay I should be able at least to double that...
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