John Nicolson: Difference between revisions

In 1999, when he was a presenter on ''[[BBC Breakfast]]'', Nicolson came out as gay in various newspapers. He was the first BBC network television presenter to do so.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://attitude.co.uk/article/former-newsreader-bbc-were-aghast-i-came-out-as-gay/7392/|title=Former newsreader: BBC were 'aghast' I came out as gay|date=16 July 2015|website=Attitude.co.uk|language=en|access-date=20 November 2019|archive-date=8 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208231943/https://attitude.co.uk/article/former-newsreader-bbc-were-aghast-i-came-out-as-gay/7392/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He told the House of Commons that although the decision was tough, and not welcomed by his bosses at the BBC who were unsupportive, he is glad that he made it. "I've lost track of the number of people who've told me subsequently that when I came out in the papers they told their parents. Gay kids should have role models. They should know that being gay doesn't stop you doing anything as an adult."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gsmlondon.ac.uk/blog/diversity-in-public-life-by-john-nicolson-mp/|title=Diversity in Public life – by John Nicolson MP – GSM London Blog|date=23 February 2017|work=gsmlondon.ac.uk|access-date=28 April 2017}}</ref>

 

 

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