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James Wharton: Posted on 22 December 2012 11:09
 Yesterday, the Pope used his Christmas messageto attack gay people and same sex marriage, before going on to tear into gender identity and the ‘ manipulation of nature’. Whilst this comes as no surprise to most, what I do find surprising is that the Pope has given valuable air time to shout about hatred and inequality, instead of using the platform to call for world peace, the end of famine in the third world and goodwill to all. A faith that’s apparently based on love surely would prefer to concentrate on these far more important objectives. |
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James Wharton: Posted on 12 December 2012 14:18
 Yesterday’s announcement of the introduction of Equal Marriage was completely over shadowed by the fact that members of the Church of England would be excluded from the plans from the offset. In an attempt to ring home the bells of true equality, the Tory plans have instead created a subsection community, offering different levels of freedom depending on what part of society one fits. By being born into the Church of England and then duly christened a member before I can even remember, I’m now automatically excluded from the Equal Marriage plans leaving me in exactly the same place I was before the announcement. |
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Posted on 13 July 2012 19:24
 I was delighted to have been asked to joinLondon Titans FC, a gay friendly football team based in South West London for the annual London Gay Pride parade, which was host to this year’s World Pride.
Without getting myself lost in the politics of said occasion which I think has been highlighted enough by others; I realised that joining a sports organisation was fully relevant in todays murky climate of modern equality.
Last year I was asked to sign the Homophobia in Sport Charter at 10 Downing Street which I of course did, in the company of many of my personal sporting heroes. |
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James Wharton: Posted on 25 March 2012 13:09
A family friend recently sounded me out for some important advice. Her son, at the fragile age of 15, had decided to inform her that he felt more attraction to his male classmates, than he did to his female classmates. Without going all out and exclaiming he is gay, he asked his mum to understand the situation, and invited advice in return. My friend, who I know and love well, told him not to worry about these feelings, that it is completely normal, and whatever becomes apparent in the future, he will be deeply loved and celebrated either way. |
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James Wharton: Posted on 15 March 2012 13:08
 I was fortunate enough to be part of National Student Pride last weekend in Brighton.Now in its seventh year- student pride returned to the city for the fourth time, bringing together students from across the country and in some cases, from far flung learning institutions across oceans and seas.All these people came together to debate, discuss, network and most of all celebrate student life within the LGBT community; and I was delighted to be right in the middle of such an event. |
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James Wharton: Posted on 24 February 2012 01:16
 Gay marriage is coming... And thank the lord!
When I had my civil partnership in 2010, it was simply the happiest day of my life. My husband and I sealed our relationship, forever, in the company of the people we loved the most, with words we had chosen especially for that occasion. Dressed in full state uniform, usually reserved for the Royal Family, I married my man proudly and with true meaning. But would I have chosen a religious ceremony, if I'd have had the choice? You bet I would!
Why should a man and a women have the exclusive right, and indeed honour, of exchanging their lifelong promise to each other in the presence of God? |
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James Wharton & Alex Hopkins: Posted on 17 October 2011 21:08
My dear friend, Alex Hopkins, the Associate Editor of  Out Theremagazine and freelance writer, has very kindly agreed to write a guest article for my blog.
I asked Alex, who primarily writes about the arts, human rights and LGBT issues, to put a piece together about anything he liked... Knowing he would write something which was both fabulous as well as thought provoking and relevant.
What I didn't expect, was to be left with feelings of nostalgia. Not only feelings of relevance, but an actual personal empathy for the subject covered. |
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James Wharton: Posted on 06 October 2011 20:34
 I have been compelled to write this after the events of the past 24 hours and in response to the very moving tributes being paid to Steve Jobs, who very sadly died last night after a long battle with Pancreatic Cancer.
I'm not going to write about the many achievements Jobs has been responsible for. I don't need to. I'd bet most people today became aware of his unfortunate death through a device that he was directly responsible for. This, I think is a fitting tribute in itself.
Instead, I want to just write about something which I have only recently became aware of. |
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James Wharton and Ryan Shaw: Posted on 31 August 2011 15:41
 Ryan Shaw, 19, from Manchester; is about to embark on one of life's great adventures... University. I've asked him to write about his hopes and fears of his impending student lifestyle; the concerns of making friends and finding love; his aspirations for life beyond university; his fears of acceptance and the inevitable 'coming out' he faces again in the Autumn.
He writes honestly and frankly, and I thank him dearly for doing so....
Noone told me I'd be in and out of the gay closet this many times in my
life. |
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James Wharton & Georgie: Posted on 18 August 2011 18:01
What follows is a unique and very personal account from a dear friend, whose own experience within the UK porn industry still causes many problems for him today, six years on. I hope you find this interesting...
 Georgie's Story:Most people will have watched porn at some point, It's a thriving and ever growing, multi million pound industry that serves a very real purpose. However, is it something we want to observe and enjoy or do we want to go one step further and get involved?
Porn has become more and more sociably acceptable, and as somebody who has been involved, not only as the consumer, I wanted to highlight some things you should think about before agreeing to anything. |
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