EastEnders to feature first gay bar on Albert Square

fatbob5 wrote:Albert Square’s first gay bar will open soon on EastEnders, a move meant to help the BBC show reflect London’s diversity more accurately.


The show’s new boss Kate Oates, who recently revamped ITV’s Coronation Street and was keen to point out that a gay kiss should not be considered “shocking television,” wants to add more LGBT+ characters, too. .............


https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/01/01/eastenders-gay-bar-albert-square/

fatbob5 wrote:Albert Square’s first gay bar will open soon on EastEnders, a move meant to help the BBC show reflect London’s diversity more accurately.


The show’s new boss Kate Oates, who recently revamped ITV’s Coronation Street and was keen to point out that a gay kiss should not be considered “shocking television,” wants to add more LGBT+ characters, too. .............


https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/01/01/eastenders-gay-bar-albert-square/

Flap Zappa wrote:
if they wanted to be more relevant where are all the stabbings and the islamic fanatics. all the, muslim characters are nice gentle people not hate fuelled jihadi's. I hope when Tamwar comes back he is  mentally  ill sorry I mean an islamic fundamentalist with a suicide vest
Even when they did have a stabbing the gang doing the stabbing was white. this is just more of the typical BBC agenda.

Thorney Sam wrote:

Flap Zappa wrote:
if they wanted to be more relevant where are all the stabbings and the islamic fanatics. all the, muslim characters are nice gentle people not hate fuelled jihadi's. I hope when Tamwar comes back he is  mentally  ill sorry I mean an islamic fundamentalist with a suicide vest
Even when they did have a stabbing the gang doing the stabbing was white. this is just more of the typical BBC agenda.

Most Muslims are decent characters, the vast majority infact, however, if you're going to define folk by the desires of extremists then perhaps you're projecting.

fatbob5 wrote:Albert Square’s first gay bar will open soon on EastEnders, a move meant to help the BBC show reflect London’s diversity more accurately.


The show’s new boss Kate Oates, who recently revamped ITV’s Coronation Street and was keen to point out that a gay kiss should not be considered “shocking television,” wants to add more LGBT+ characters, too. .............


https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/01/01/eastenders-gay-bar-albert-square/

Flap Zappa wrote:
Gay people represent around 2% of the UK population https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/oct/04/one-in-50-uk-lesbian-gay-bisexual

there are about 50 main and supporting cast members not including extras that would suggest a realistic figure of 1 gay character would be about right if they are taking the UK as a whole although the figure is a bit higher for london.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-lgbt-survey-summary-report/national-lgbt-survey-summary-report

around 20% of those who responded to that government survey lived in london.

I am now waiting to see which of the kids on the show ends up being transgender. hopefully that little oik Dennis will his bollox cut off.

fatbob5 wrote:
2% - when looking at the Whole Country from LE to JOG
I suspect the percentage is a lot higher when looking just at London

fatbob5 wrote:

Flap Zappa wrote:
Gay people represent around 2% of the UK population https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/oct/04/one-in-50-uk-lesbian-gay-bisexual

there are about 50 main and supporting cast members not including extras that would suggest a realistic figure of 1 gay character would be about right if they are taking the UK as a whole although the figure is a bit higher for london.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-lgbt-survey-summary-report/national-lgbt-survey-summary-report

around 20% of those who responded to that government survey lived in london.

I am now waiting to see which of the kids on the show ends up being transgender. hopefully that little oik Dennis will his bollox cut off.

2% - when looking at the Whole Country from LE to JOG
I suspect the percentage is a lot higher when looking just at London

smelly-bandit wrote:

fatbob5 wrote:
2% - when looking at the Whole Country from LE to JOG
I suspect the percentage is a lot higher when looking just at London

but east enders is set in london not the whole of the uk

Flap Zappa wrote:
well it is 20% of that 2%

fatbob5 wrote:
2% - when looking at the Whole Country from LE to JOG
I suspect the percentage is a lot higher when looking just at London

Thorney Sam wrote:
I don't see anything gay about being homosexual, some homosexuals are incredibly militant and violent, I often wonder if there are other underlying issues at work with these types, as we've already witnessed some folk struggling with their own sexual identity might deny their homosexuality, and others might say that they're homosexual despite the fact that they're not, a fashion trend, a cry for attention.

Homosexuality is an aspect of nature but that's all it is, it's nothing to write home to mum about.

fatbob5 wrote:
You seem to be missing the point and / or demonstrating a lack of understanding of very basic Maths
If there are 50 actors / characters , with 20% of the Population of London being gay then around 10 of the characters should be gay

fatbob5 wrote:

Flap Zappa wrote:
well it is 20% of that 2%

You seem to be missing the point and / or demonstrating a lack of understanding of very basic Maths
If there are 50 actors / characters , with 20% of the Population of London being gay then around 10 of the characters should be gay

fatbob5 wrote:

Flap Zappa wrote:
Gay people represent around 2% of the UK population https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/oct/04/one-in-50-uk-lesbian-gay-bisexual

there are about 50 main and supporting cast members not including extras that would suggest a realistic figure of 1 gay character would be about right if they are taking the UK as a whole although the figure is a bit higher for london.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-lgbt-survey-summary-report/national-lgbt-survey-summary-report

around 20% of those who responded to that government survey lived in london.

I am now waiting to see which of the kids on the show ends up being transgender. hopefully that little oik Dennis will his bollox cut off.

2% - when looking at the Whole Country from LE to JOG
I suspect the percentage is a lot higher when looking just at London

Flix wrote:Does anyone still watch that crap? Watch that for a week and you'll be standing on the tracks waiting for the 3:15 from Paddington to stop the pain.