Policeman who proposed to boyfriend at Gay Pride says he 'wished he hadn't'
A police officer who proposed to his boyfriend last year at London's Gay Pride has said he regretted his decision to make a public proposal after the video went viral and hateful comments followed, with some wishing them dead.
His partner replied in the affirmative and they shared a romantic kiss in front of the cheering crowd. Videos of the romantic proposal quickly spread online and so did the hate comments.
Writing for The Guardian, Phil now admits he wished he never made the public proposal due to the shocking abuse he has faced online. He said the immediate responses were positive and warm but when he went online the vile comments wiped the smile off his face.
He said:
"I looked through the online comments from the British public. Most were fantastic. But my smile did not last long as I continued reading."
He found comments that were downright homophobic and some that were simply too vile to be repeated.
"Both should be hanged till death," one comment read and another went: "don't blame ISIS if they strike them".He was offered media interviews but turned them all down as a result of the hateful comments. It was no better at work as Phil became the recipient of hate from a colleague, causing him to regret proposing in public.
Phil said:
"A further hostile reaction at work from one of my colleagues and another from an old college friend was enough for me to wish I had never done it."Phil, who is a speaker for an LGBT charity, also revealed he was subjected to a brutal homophobic attack on his 18th birthday.
He added:
"Despite all this, I know I am lucky. I am lucky to live in a time when I can join the police service as an openly gay man – and I have previous generations to thank for that. But even among young people in Britain today, my story is far from unique."
Maiduguri- The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Friday
ReplyDeleteurged Gov. Kashim Shettima of Borno to provide high
precedence to workers’ welfare and calls for.
Mr Titus Abana, the Borno Chairman of the NLC, who made the decision on the celebration of
workers’ day in Maiduguri, stated authorities should guarantee full implementation of all
workers’ calls for.
The Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) report that the theme for the occasion is:
"The Working class, Democratic consolidation and financial revival: Charting the way in which for the nation re-delivery."
In line with him, Might Day is equally necessary to staff,
due to this fact, we determined to hitch our colleagues nationwide
to commemorate the day regardless of the safety challenges.
"The residents of Borno have benefited from government’s programmes and insurance policies, which embrace schooling, transportation, housing, highway development, water provide, electrification and safety amongst others.
"But we wish you to concentrate on the staff calls for, which embody full implementation of the minimal wage, allowances for native authorities workers and main faculty teachers.
"We need you to improve the infrastructure at Musa Usman Secretariat with provision of workplace furnishings and different gear to boost working setting conducive for our staff.
"We additionally need you to pay excellent 10 and 30 per cent CONHESS for well being
employees and native authorities staff," he stated.
Abana additionally urged the state authorities to make sure cost of excellent salaries of employees of Borno Funding Firm and state Resorts and Housing Company.
The chairman additionally referred to as for speedy lifting of embargo on employment within the state, so as to cut back unemployment, poverty and restiveness among the many teeming youth.
He urged the state authorities to revive dormant state industries equivalent to Neitsl shoe manufacturing unit, Soda Ash Plant, Wire and Nail trade and Borno State Fertiliser Firm so as to spice up employment and the internally generated income of the state.
Abana additionally suggested the federal government to ship a invoice to the state Home of Meeting for the implementation of sixty five years of age for retirement of workers of tertiary establishments within the state.
In his comment, Gov. Kashim Shettima of Borno mentioned the state authorities was decided to deal with workers’ issues and meet their request.
Represented by Alhaji Zannah Mustapha, the Deputy Governor, Shettima mentioned that the state authorities had met most of its workers’ calls for, which embrace immediate fee of salaries and yearly increment, implementation of N18, 000 minimal wages to staff.
Shettima mentioned that the state authorities had additionally paid minimal wage and CONHESS wage to well being employees.
He defined that the cost of gratuities for state, native authorities and major college teachers and employment of worldwide resort employees would even be seemed into.
He commended the civil servant for his re-election, declaring that the federal government would proceed to create setting conducive for the civil servant via implementation of insurance policies and programmes that might higher their lives.
The folks of the state had voted for change, we're, due to this fact, optimistic that the APC led authorities of Maj,-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari will finish the insurgency," stated Shettima.