Online outrage over columnist’s article

A CONTROVERSIAL article in yesterday’s British Daily Mail by columnist Jan Moir, entitled ‘‘Why there was nothing ‘natural’ about Stephen Gately’s death’’, has provoked outrage by his fans across social networking sites Twitter and Facebook.

Online outrage over columnist’s article

Hundred of people have posted Tweets expressing anger and revulsion at Moir’s article, which seemed to link Gately’s death to his gay lifestyle.

Celebrity tweeter Stephen Fry described the article as “loathsome and inhumane”.

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