William Hague

If this is true, then I actually feel for the man, having to admit multiple and recent miscarriages, which are events that tear holes in people and their relationships. I do not understand the advisor leaving office, in particular as if he was guilty of anything, it was being in a relationship with a married man, which he strenuously denies and to be honest, that is not something you should lose your job over. We still have this unusual and distorted relationship with homosexuality in society - that we keep them at arm's length, unless they are minstrels, we are not convinced and seemingly afraid, of what?

Are homosexuals so persuasive that you can be sat next to one at a dinner party and he can persuade you to have sex with him? "Well, your rhetoric has me convinced, whip it out right now, I thought I was heterosexual but you are so persuasive." No, they are people who happen to find different people attractive from, say me, and as such, they do not need to qualify themselves in any way shape or form other than the criteria that we look for, professionally and personally. They should not have to discuss it, in ordinary circumstances - it is not a choice any more than you can choose your parentage, so it doesn't matter if we decide to accept homosexuals, they're not going to stop because of anyone's disdain.

So, if it was that they were exploring or expressing their sexuality, no one needed to leave or lose their job, if either party involved had defended or expressed bigotry against homosexuals - well they are hypocrites. Infidelity happens, denial happens, all situations that crop up in private and public lives - part of the deal with being a sexual being with emotions and obligations and its press hypocrisy to simultaneously demand inutterable propriety and the appearance of normal notions of society. That he had to use the details of something painful to explain it, is awful piled on sadness and if any part of this is found to be misleading or untrue, then he should be ripped apart for it.

There is also the continuing idea that being homosexual is something furtive and a detriment - recently Joe McElderry came out, after a time away from the publicity surrounding his X Factor win as though his sexuality would have tainted the show's brand. He was even nominated as an icon for it, which is awfully sad.

Be proud of who you are, if you want to be out, be out. Its your body, do with it what you want as long as you don't harm anyone else.