So So Gay
23 year old gay activist Ian Campbell from Refford, Nottinghamshire, was recently elected mayor by a 15 vote majority, making him the youngest mayor in the UK – voted in by a Conservative majority council. The Guardian reported that:
Campbell rose to prominence as a gay rights activist after being thrown out of his family home for coming out. In 2009, he was named Nottinghamshire’s young person of the year for his work visiting schools and colleges nationwide, and running workshops to counter homophobic bullying. His sexuality was not an issue during his campaign to be elected a councillor, which pleased him. “It is an ex-mining town and people’s views are anti-gay but things are changing.”
[Hat-tip: Queerty]
