There’s been a lot of handwringing over the decision by the Press Complaints Commission not to censure the Daily Mail over Jan Moir’s article about the death of Stephen Gateley. Some have interpreted the decision as a kick in the teeth for gay people.
But surely the key point of the article was not that Stephen Gately was gay, but that he led a promiscuous, drug-fuelled lifestyle that contributed to his death. Men of 33 don't generally just die from "natural causes".
If a heterosexual man went out for a night's clubbing with his wife, brought another man home, then went to sleep on the sofa and died while the other man was in bed with his wife, should the tabloids abstain from comment?
And should they keep schtumm about Tiger Woods, John Terry and Ashley Cole?
Also the question must be asked how many gay civil partnerships are genuinely monogamous.
