Channel 5’s Wright Stuff to debate over Boris banning ‘gay cure’ bus ads
The Channel 5 morning programme, The Wright Stuff, is to debate over the Mayor of London’s decision to ban an ad campaign promoting ‘gay cure’ therapy, for which he is now facing legal action.
On Thursday, the Channel 5 magazine program on which the panel, and “guests discuss topical issues of the day”, the question will be posed on whether Boris Johnson should have banned the bus adverts.
The show tweeted to ask: “Is Boris Johnson wrong to ban bus posters that imply homosexuality can be cured?”
The advertisement, proposed in May 2012 by the Core Issues Trust and their fellow Christian group Anglican Mainstream, read “Not Gay! Ex-Gay, Post-Gay and Proud. Get over it!”.
At the time of his intervention, Mr Johnson said: “London is one of the most tolerant cities in the world and intolerant of intolerance. It is clearly offensive to suggest that being gay is an illness that someone recovers from and I am not prepared to have that suggestion driven around London on our buses.”
Transport for London banned the ad following the Mayor’s intervention.
On the programme, pannelists Lowri Turner and athlete Iwan Thomas will debate over the question, and will be joined by Emmerdale actor Dominic Brunt.