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January 18, 2013
Police bosses tell cops: don’t target gays in DNA roundup

Evidence grows of police collecting DNA from gays only guilty of victimless sex crimes. Police chiefs re-issue guidance

British police bosses have ordered officers not to demand DNA samples from gay men who are only guilty of victimless sex crimes.

Police around the country are currently collecting DNA samples for a national database in an exercise called Operation Nutmeg. The round-up is for people who have committed crimes since 1995.

December 6, 2012
Gay hairdresser jailed for stabbing man with scissors

English man jailed for two and a half years for stabbing a man who taunted and physically attacked him

A gay hairdresser will be jailed for two and a half years for stabbing a man with scissors after he taunted him over his sexuality.

Lee Howett, 26, who lives in Essex, England, stabbed the man in the shoulder with his hairdressing scissors at Basildon train station.

The incident took place at around 11.15pm on 24 June, The Daily Mail reports.

Addressing the defendant, Judge David Owen Jones said: 'It may be and I accept it probably was the case that one of the young men made a homophobic comment towards you.

July 10, 2012
Harry Derbidge lowers drawbridge on new clothes shop

Harry Derbidge, signature gay character from ITV’s The Only Way Is Essex, has opened his latest business venture in Brentwood, Essex

Harry Derbridge, star of TOWIE and inventor of the horrifying catchphrase ‘Shaa Uuuuuuuup!’, has opened a fashion boutique in Brentwood, Essex offering everything from clothing to teeth whitening.

Since leaving The Only Way Is Essex, aka TOWIE, a British 'scripted reality' TV show, Derbridge has attending gay events supporting gay charity Stonewall.