Mayor of Manchester subject to homophobic abuse at Bieber concert

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Manchester Lord Mayor Carl Austin-Behan has spoken out after he was subjected to ‘hurtful and offensive’ homophobic abuse at a Justin Bieber gig.

Carl Austin-Behan is the UK’s first openly gay Lord Mayor, and was called a “dirty ******* and a dirty gay” during Bieber’s sold-out show at Manchester Arena last night (Monday 24 October).

“I’m in a privileged position at the moment as the lord mayor and one of the things I’ve stood my ground on is that we need to make sure we report hate crime and get that message across,” he told The Guardian. “The fact of highlighting that it’s still out there – however small it is, you still have to report it – because there are still people out there who feel it’s all right to be abusive.”

He continued: “I’m quite a strong person, I can take that. But if people are still saying those things about someone’s sexuality, I find that really offensive and hurtful. It’s important that we stand our ground and that we demand the respect we should get. It may seem trivial to some people, a bit of name-calling, but it’s highly offensive.”

Full story: http://www.nme.com/news/music/manchester-lord-mayor-subject-hurtful-offensive-homophobic-abuse-justin-bieber-gig-1759704#mt24RYSfsxVWcdhg.99

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Will he ever stop ?! (Bieber)

Honestly he needs to retire for 2-3 years. 

And his comment is even worse if the Lord Mayor is respected and appreciated by the city. Like, why would he insult a good mayor? Just because he's gay? UGH I CAN'T WITH THIS BOY

 

 

EDIT: does the article tells exactly who said that? I misunderstood

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4 minutes ago, thierryrreiht said:

Will he ever stop ?! (Bieber)

Honestly he needs to retire for 2-3 years. 

And his comment is even worse if the Lord Mayor is respected and appreciated by the city. Like, why would he insult a good mayor? Just because he's gay? UGH I CAN'T WITH THIS BOY

It wasn't Bieber who said it, it just happened at Bieber's concert

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3 minutes ago, BoomKack said:

It wasn't Bieber who said it, it just happened at Bieber's concert

oh.. then by who

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1 minute ago, BoomKack said:

It wasn't Bieber who said it, it just happened at Bieber's concert

*Will Belieber's ever stop?

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Just now, thierryrreiht said:

oh.. then by who

The Mayor took a photo of them an blasted them on twitter