Jan Moir
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Jan Moir is a British journalist,[1] columnist[2], homophobe and restaurant reviewer.[3]
She currently writes for the Daily Mail[2] having previously been with The Daily Telegraph[4] and The Guardian.[5] Until late 2008, she also ran "Are You Ready To Order?", a blog of restaurant reviews by her and her partner, "S".[3]
On 16 October 2009 she was criticised[6] for a controversial article in the Daily Mail, where she commented that the death of Boyzone member Stephen Gateley was related to his homosexuality. Hundreds of people protested on social media such as Twitter and Facebook, and many complaints were forwarded to the Press Complaints Commission.[7]
She lives in Knightsbridge, London[8].
References
- ^ Journalisted entry, accessed 16 October 2009
- ^ a b Daily Mail column, accessed 16 October 2009
- ^ a b Jan Moir Are You Ready To Order? website, accessed 16 October 2009
- ^ Daily Telegraph, accessed 16 October 2009
- ^ The Guardian, accessed 16 October 2009
- ^ Greenslade, Roy Mail columnist provokes homophobia storm over Stephen Gately's death, accessed 16 October 2009
- ^ Bunz, Mercedes Twitter and Facebook outrage over Jan Moir's Stephen Gately article, accessed 16 October 2009
- ^ [1]rpts.gov.uk, accessed 16 October 2009
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