Gay Kiss TV Watershed Ban: "It's Utter Nonsense"

Coronation Street's Antony Cotton has said Prime Minister David Cameron is "not in touch with the people" for backing a proposed ban on showing same-sex kisses before the watershed.
The actor, who plays gay father Sean Tully in the soap and is gay himself, said the policy was "nonsense" and "unenforceable".
Speaking at the British Soap Awards, Cotton said: "That just goes to show that the man doesn't know what he's talking about and he's not in touch with the people.
"As for that policy, it's utter nonsense. And one would hope that in 2011 it's entirely unenforceable because it's a nonsense."

This is from a Press Association story that's just gone out.
It'll probably appear - exactly as above - in your local paper tomorrow.
A few points: Antony Cotton doesn't now what he's talking about.
Talking about "that policy" is "utter nonsense" - because there is no such policy.
Nor is there "a proposed ban".
We are waiting for an independent report on children and TV that has not been published yet.
We have no idea what it says about same-sex kissing - this was a fantasy dreamt up by the Daily Mail - or indeed what it says about anything.
David Cameron has not "backed a proposed ban on same-sex kissing before the watershed" - firstly because no-one has proposed one, and secondly because he has not seen the report and has not made any comment on it.
And, yes Antony, a ban on gay kissing but not straight kissing would probably be unenforceable as it contravenes the Equality Act.
Will any journalist bother checking this stupid story?*
FOR FUCKS SAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

* Credit where credit's due - one journalist has bothered to check this story with Downing Street - James Park at Pink News.

The Pre-Watershed Gay TV Kiss Ban: That Doesn't Exist

"Coronation Street actress and DIVA cover star Brooke Vincent has criticised the Prime Minister for endorsing a review of the television watershed...
"Her comments follow a report suggesting that an independent review may recommend gay embraces to be restricted to post-9pm, which would be supported by Cameron..."

The hopeless Peter Lloyd at The Pink Paper.
A lie Lloyd swallowed whole, as per.

"Coronation Street actress Brooke Vincent has slammed prime minister David Cameron over reports that he supports new proposals which could ban same-sex kisses on pre-watershed television..."

James Park on Pink News.
Despite talking up this non-story in the intro, Park actually bothered to check the story - a rare thing on Pink News; "A Downing Street source told PinkNews.co.uk that contrary to the reports in the newspapers, the prime minister has yet to express a view on the report, and will not until it is published."

Here's Fagburn on the original stupid story in The Daily Mail about an "independent review" by a man who's so deluded he thinks he's a mother - that then got picked up by The Sun, and then on the net as "British PM Wants To Ban Gay TV Kisses".
He doesn't.
If you can find any reference to same-sex kissing on TV in this Mothers' Union report, please let me know.
The line about "lesbian kisses" being banned was added/invented by The Daily Mail - presumably so they could publish photos of lesbians kissing.
And a ban on lesbian and gay kisses only would almost certainly be illegal under the Equality Act.
FFS!