Record complaints for Jan Moir's Stephen Gately article

Unbelievable! To be allowed to print such drivel is beyond comprehension. She should be writing fiction articles for comics.
The daily mail will not be allowed in my workplace ever again as we believe it to be homophobic and full of nonsense!
Comment by Susan on October 20 23:01

I have just read this from Australia, I cant believe that Jan could do such a thing.
I think she is a nasty piece of work. Will never support anything she has to say or write!
Comment by Patrick on October 21 00:00

Here we have a classic 'foot in mouth' or 'cart before horse'. Facts, sweetie, Facts and not an embellishment of facts. A Wrong time to take the moral high ground. This Smacks of Supreme Media Exposure to get people to buy more Newspapers. One should Never speak ill of the dead but with respect, and it appears you lack that discretionary skill; and, it beggars belief, you won a journalism award--THINK before you put pen to paper and try and keep your personal beliefs to yourself.
Comment by Natalie Bertrand on October 21 15:52

In reply to Pat A, I didn't say the facts ARE sleazy, but that it's not unreasonable to interpret them as sleazy. Here's a gay married couple who spend a night at a club (nothing sleazy so far), but when they go home they are joined by a gay Bulgarian student. Note: I have no problem with gay relationships and gay marriage. What Jan Moir appeared to be insinuating, at least from the way I read it, was that the Bulgarian's involvement meant that at least one of the married couple was indulging in a certain level of promiscuity. Such behaviour, if it took place, is not any worse for the fact that it would have been gay - it would also have been promiscuous if a heterosexual couple had been accompanied by a third person.

IF Jan Moir's insinuations are inaccurate then I think she can expect a hefty lawsuit. On the other hand, if she's right, then she is correct to interpret some of the facts as sleazy - don't you agree, Pat A?

Like I said, maybe she was ill-advised to be so outspoken on this occasion. I wasn't exactly an avid fan of Boyzone, but they were a great bunch of lads who made some good music.
Comment by Mark on October 23 16:31

I fully believe in freedom of speech. And Jan Moir has a right as a free thinking member of this society to express her views on anything. However I was one of the c. 22,000 people that complained about her article. I did read the article and as much as she may try to explain away her own words. Her article did read as hate filled and misguided. If she were able to at least provide some sort of evidence for her findings/thoughts then fine I may not have liked what I read but I would have accepted it with no cause for complaint. Her explanations in the so called apology just don’t wash and the majority of the public will agree with me. I have yet to speak to anyone that agreed with that article (not one person). I find it difficult to believe that an intelligent long standing, experienced journalist would write an article without realising what the article implied. It is a shame to see someone destroy their own reputation in this manner. In my opinion the article was/is distasteful. She may have been misguided but the majority of the public now see her as a bigot and not a serious journalist. I am a straight woman however I was offended by some of her assumptions and the way in which she tried poorly to link it back her findings to some sort of homosexual hedonistic lifestyle. However Jan Moir wrote it, but an editor allowed it to be published so she isn’t the only bigot working at the Daily Mail (to be fair it’s not the kind of publication I read anyway. I find most tabloid papers distasteful and verging on non fictional anyway.)
Comment by Tracy on October 26 09:34