John Bercow wrongly outs rugby star Ben Cohen in gay gaffe

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  1. Liam the God  26 Feb 2013, 4:10pm  Report
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    I know a few Rugby Players that are gay. Oddly enough one of them keeps getting suspended for violent conduct…..

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    1. Suddenly Last Bummer  26 Feb 2013, 5:24pm  Report
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      More clues please. Nationality for starters.

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      1. Liam the God  4 Mar 2013, 11:08am  Report
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        These are LOCAL rugby players. Local to me. I doubt you’d know any of them ;)

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  2. Well he does look a bit like the proprietor of Pink News, so easy mistake to make

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    1. Benjamin Cohen  26 Feb 2013, 4:32pm  Report
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      Lol!

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  3. Spanner1960  26 Feb 2013, 4:24pm  Report
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    Bercow is such an irritating little prick.
    He should stay out of things that don’t concern him. (Ditto his harpy of a wife)

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    1. He might be irritating, but his support for equal rights for gay people here and abroad (he’s the honorary president of the Kaleidoscope Trust) has been constant and is, I believe, sincere and disinterested, and therefore is very welcome.

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      1. Benjamin Cohen  26 Feb 2013, 5:01pm  Report
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        John Bercow is an amazing gay rights champion. End of.

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        1. Robert in S. Kensington  26 Feb 2013, 6:06pm  Report
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          Ben, you and James did a great job giving evidence at the committee hearing for equal marriage. Just wanted to congratulate you both.

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          1. Benjamin Cohen  26 Feb 2013, 6:38pm  Report
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            Thanks!

      2. Robert in S. Kensington  26 Feb 2013, 6:02pm  Report
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        Totally agree with that.

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      3. Spanner1960  28 Feb 2013, 11:06pm  Report
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        He’s still a prick.

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    2. Suddenly Last Bummer  26 Feb 2013, 5:25pm  Report
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      His wife is waaaaaay worse. She broadcasts stupidity every time she opens that gob of hers.

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      1. Her “stupidity”, as you put it, includes ardent and constant support for the LGBT community, women’s rights and children’s rights. I reckon her “gob” is far more useful than yours!

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        1. Spanner1960  28 Feb 2013, 11:06pm  Report
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          Oh whoopee-do.
          You are the sort of person that would support Attila the Hun and his murdering Mongol hordes so long as they waved a rainbow flag as they slaughtered the masses.

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  4. Robert in S. Kensington  26 Feb 2013, 4:25pm  Report
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    Gaffe aside, I can see the humour in it as did Bercow and Cohen.

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  5. myself  26 Feb 2013, 4:38pm  Report
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    The point is some people can not even imagine straight guy would fight for LGBT rights. So sad! Thank you Ben for being good sport.

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  6. Dan Filson  26 Feb 2013, 4:40pm  Report
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    To be fair, it s far harder for bisexual married men to come out as bisexual for obvious reasons than for gay men to come out. And is it not right that someone should once in a while assume someone is gay when a lot of the time the world is assuming people straight who are not?

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  7. This is bit of a Non Story, Ben is straight & pro LGBT rights & Bercow made an error, thats all.

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  8. Robert (Kettering)  26 Feb 2013, 5:37pm  Report
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    I wish Ben was Gay because I think he’s simply delicious! Lucky wife.

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    1. Get to the back of the queue!

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  9. Serbian-Canadian in Macau  28 Feb 2013, 5:41am  Report
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    A Jewish rugby player? Aren’t most Jewish people supposed to go after… ehem… smarter careers tha rugby?

    As for gay, straight, bisexual, gay promoting… people are people and who someone puts into bondage and spanks with a rubber flogger is nobody’s businesee (as long as both are over the age of consent).

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