More pricks on the pin-cushion of ignorance

I have something to write about - I'm happy. Unfortunately that’s the best attempt I can make at finding a “silver lining” on this grey-fucking-cloud.

These stupid, uneducated, ignorant, narrow-minded people should not be allowed to comment on how “common” LGBT people are.

Jean Alexander, the actress who played Hilda Ogden until 1987, said in a recent interview: “Every community has people who are gay and they are very nice people. I’m not running the Street down – and let’s not forget its creator Tony Warren is gay – but three couples seems excessive.”

Now Jean, I would like to congratulate you on your startling ability to point out the obvious – there are gay people in every community, well done! I’d also like to correct you on a few things:

1)      Not every gay person is nice. You can’t make a general statement about an entire group of people, because each person is different and being gay has nothing to do with whether you are nice or not.

2)      What has the sexuality of the creator of Corrie got to do with anything?

3)      There are not (now pay attention) NOT three gay couples on Coronation Street. There are two. The other couple you are probably referring to are Roy & Haley who, by the way, are not gay. Haley is a transgender woman and they are both heterosexual. So go educate yourself before you make ignorant comments that just make you look stupid.

Nick Cochrane, who played Andy McDonald, said: “How many streets in Britain would have schoolgirl lesbians, gay married couples, a transsexual and children to gay couples? It is a little bit far-fetched.”

Nick, really?! You obviously have no concept of the amount of LGBT people there are in the world. As a matter of fact, in my small, rural, conservative town with five churches, on my street there’s:

·         Me

·         One older gay couple (who’ve been together a while)

·         One single gay man

·         A lesbian couple (with a baby)

So, no it’s not really that far-fetched to have a few LGBT people on one street near Manchester when it can happen here. Is it? Tit.

Andrew Lancel, who plays Frank Foster, was reportedly by the Daily Star as saying: “I believe there are too many gay people on Coronation Street.

Well Andy, I don’t know quite how to say this because everyone is entitled to their beliefs but: you’re wrong. And to quote Billy Connolly, “fuck off!”.

I swear, these people need taken into a room and taught a few things. Just because they don’t see it, doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen. There are a lot of LGBT people out there and sometimes we end up living in the same street as each other – I know, how rude of us, the decent thing to do is spread out a bit. Oh well.

Seriously though, 7 LGBT characters on one programme is not excessive. It’s representative and should be celebrated not condemned. One show will never be able to represent everyone but surely Coronation Street and it’s cast should be praised for trying.


See Pinknews story here.