Cotton Speaks on LGBT Homelessness Theme

We know from experience and longitudinal studies that LGBT people are much more likely than heterosexuals to work in the caring professions. So much so that a homophobic man once used to stand outside a well known and respected Bristol charity screaming “lesbians” at anyone that went in. Explanations for queer humanitarianism vary. For some, like David Nimmons in his book “The Soul Beneath the Skin”, LGBT people are just more driven by empathy and understanding. For others, the caring professions are more tolerant and therefore minority groups tend to gravitate towards careers there. Either way, the lovely gay actor Anthony Cotton, who first gained national attention nineteen years ago in “Queer as Folk” and now a regular on our television screens in ITV's hit soap “Coronation Street” has been telling journalists about his character's homelessness and how he is committed to improving Britain's austerity-fuelled spike in homelessness. Cotton spoke with various newspapers last weekend, including the Bristol Post.