That article is hilarious.

"Nobody had a problem with it!" As if they're somehow surprised that someone's sexual orientation was not objected to. Ridiculous.

Really? Phil? The gay community are welcome to Phil I reckon, you would be doing all women a favour if you purloin him for the pink side.

I remember her saying she wasn't and that was something her husband or ex boyfriend had done to try and make some money off her back.

I actually agree with everything you're saying. However, the 11%. Yes, it is millions we are talking about. But millions, out of a possible million billion people there are in the world. It is a large number. But not a large proportion. There are far greater proportions in other preferences like people's favourite colour.

Anyway im going off topic.

The only reason I brought this article up was because it was to do with the apprentice, was reltaivley controversial, and gave an insight in a contestant's background. Not because, I feel the need to exploit people lol.
And I know your comments are directed mainly towards the media but if someone starts a thread over an article regrading someone's homosexuality who cares?? If you dont care dont bother commenting. If people do want to discuss it then feel free. He went on the apprentice and is therefore going to be discussed

If he is gay then I don't have a problem with it being discussed.

We get stories about the private/sex-lives of the other Apprentices so I don't see how this should be any different. People need to stop getting so touchy over such things.

Give a bit more credit: it's probably as newsworthy as saying he's left handed, I'd say.

I just started reading the article and it reminded me why I don't read that kind of crap... this is totally my opinion, but it's probably the lowest level bottom-of-barrel crap I've read in a long, long time. I can't believe people think this way.

Thats disgusting, he should never have been allowed on the show, totally wrong for a gay lord to be allowed on a great show.

News Of the World sounds like it was written in the 1960's or something.

He's a member of the aristocracy as well . Honestly, the people they let onto these shows .

If you are serious, get a life.

They're wrong about him being the first openly gay contestant, wasn't that South Afrrican from series 3? Forgotten his name sorry...

Lohit

That's the one cheers

I wish Ben was gay though mmmmm

Ben is a **** - money better than sex - lol people limping around Belfast for saying less than that


Howard is hot - glad he is gay

Philip - the str8 community can keep with our compliments

Yep, that's far more logical.

H****d a contestant on the popular tv show "The Apprentice" is actually left handed. Friends of the "cack-handed" would-be entrepreneur have stated that he has never tried to hide the fact and that his family all know and are fully accepting.

In a further scoop, the Daily Bogroll can reveal that J***s is actually a vegetarian although he does occasionally eat fish (so is, therefore, not a vegetarian at all even though we're devoting a large amount of our paper to telling you he is and making a big deal of it even though we're pretending not to). His friends and family all say that they've been completely aware of the fact for ages and couldn't give a stuff.

As a gay person myself I disagree.

I think stories like this serve to actually MAKE homosexuality more widely known and socially acceptable. As more and more "normal" people are then discovered to be gay, it really does help break down barriers and eliminate stereotypes.

I would have a problem if someone in the closet is outed (i.e. the case of Nick Brown MP who clearly didn't want his sexuality known) but in this case Howard seems to be fairly open about his sexuality.

The article itself is also (IMO) very sympathetic and likely to thus instill support amongst people reading the article.

So I think things like this are good for gay rights - you're correct, it does have an element of making it seem "different" and something to talk about, I also hope for the day when stories like this aren't "news". But in today's society they are, so the more stories like this appear the more gradually acceptable and "normal" it will be become and THEN they'll eventually stop. Not having stories like this at all will slow down this happening.

I knew he was gay..........And why is he the first openly gay person? Wasn't Ruth Badger a lesbian?

I don't think she was out when she was on the show.

your all forgetting james max from season 1 or was it 2, now talksport and lbc presenter.

That was a lie made up by her ex to make cash

Lohit (Series 3) and James (S1) wre both openly gay. Actually not sure about James being openly gay but Lohit was as he mentioned this in the programme "The Final 5"

That's relatively interesting for me as my gaydar is pretty good and I didn't have a clue. Beyond that, irrelevant. I thought he did well in the Boardroom this week and was spot on saying Rocky had brought the wrong people in with him. That said, going back to the house with the same announcement was either genius or suicide - haven't decided which yet!

I could tell pretty much straight away - my gaydar is finely tweaked!

I also think he's HOT!!!

oooh! Come to Mama! lol

Well said, Sarah!

Oh boy. I cringed when I read that item. Nothing wrong with being gay but does he have to make such a song and dance about it? (rolling my eyes) And as people have mentioned, Ruth Badger was open about her lesbianism. She was the classic stereotype of a lesbian - all butch, acted like a guy, and with as much sex appeal as mouldy lettuce. I'm sure many lesbians have sex appeal but er.. not Miss Badger.

'Making a song and dance about it'? Can't see any singing or dancing in any of the articles linked to. Or do you assume that anyone who doesn't pretend to be straight is 'making a song and dance' about being gay.

It's a good job straight people never admit to having partners of the opposite sex. Or allow themselves to be pictured with their children.