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'''Matthew | [[File:Matthew Parris.jpg|thumb|Matthew Parris]]'''Matthew Parris''' (Matthew Francis Parris, born 1949) is a journalist and former [[Conservative]] politician. | ||
He was born | He was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and lived with his parents in Cyprus, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), Swaziland, Jamaica, and finally Catalonia, Spain. He was educated at [[Clare College, Cambridge]] and Yale. He was Conservative MP for West [[Derbyshire]] from 1979 to 1986. | ||
In 1986 he resigned from parliament to take over the ITV series ''Weekend World''. Since then he has worked as a journalist and broadcaster. | In 1986 he resigned from parliament to take over the ITV series ''Weekend World''. Since then he has worked as a journalist and broadcaster. | ||
In 2020 Parris left the [[Stonewall]] organisation, writing in ''The Times'' that he could no longer reconcile with their approach to gender and identity issues.<ref>[https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/magical-map-emporium-that-needs-some-capital-d72wbslnh "Stonewall has lost its way"], ''The Times'', 18 November 2020.</ref> | |||
==Sexuality== | ==Sexuality== | ||
Parris "came out as a homosexual in a late-night debate in the Commons in 1984 but, by his own admission, nobody noticed."<ref name=times/> He later announced he was gay in one of his weekly newspaper columns. | Parris "came out as a homosexual in a late-night debate in the Commons in 1984 but, by his own admission, nobody noticed."<ref name="times"/> He later announced he was gay in one of his weekly newspaper columns. In a live interview on ''Newsnight'' during the [[Ron Davies]] scandal of 1998, he told Jeremy Paxman that there were two gay members of the then current Labour Cabinet, naming one as [[Peter Mandelson]] – a remark that caused immediate controversy about the ethics of naming living public figures as gay without their consent.<ref>[https://www.thepinknews.com/2010/08/16/bbc-broadcasts-peter-mandelsons-1998-outing/ "BBC broadcasts Peter Mandelson's 1998 outing"], ''PinkNews'', 16 August 2010.</ref> | ||
In August 2006, Parris entered into a civil partnership with his long-term partner, [[Julian Glover]], a speech writer for [[David Cameron]] and a former political journalist at ''The Guardian''. At the time of their partnership, they had been together for eleven years.<ref name=times> | In August 2006, Parris entered into a civil partnership with his long-term partner, [[Julian Glover]], a speech writer for [[David Cameron]] and a former political journalist at ''The Guardian''. At the time of their partnership, they had been together for eleven years.<ref name="times">[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article621753.ece "Parris, the reluctant groom, says 'I do'"], ''The Times'', 29 August 2006.</ref> | ||
==Awards and recognition== | ==Awards and recognition== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Pink List 2009|23]] | |||
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[[Category:Pink List | [[Category:Pink List 2011|42]] | ||
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[[Category:1949 births]] | |||
Latest revision as of 22:20, 20 July 2026
Matthew Parris (Matthew Francis Parris, born 1949) is a journalist and former Conservative politician.
He was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and lived with his parents in Cyprus, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), Swaziland, Jamaica, and finally Catalonia, Spain. He was educated at Clare College, Cambridge and Yale. He was Conservative MP for West Derbyshire from 1979 to 1986.
In 1986 he resigned from parliament to take over the ITV series Weekend World. Since then he has worked as a journalist and broadcaster.
In 2020 Parris left the Stonewall organisation, writing in The Times that he could no longer reconcile with their approach to gender and identity issues.[1]
Sexuality
Parris "came out as a homosexual in a late-night debate in the Commons in 1984 but, by his own admission, nobody noticed."[2] He later announced he was gay in one of his weekly newspaper columns. In a live interview on Newsnight during the Ron Davies scandal of 1998, he told Jeremy Paxman that there were two gay members of the then current Labour Cabinet, naming one as Peter Mandelson – a remark that caused immediate controversy about the ethics of naming living public figures as gay without their consent.[3]
In August 2006, Parris entered into a civil partnership with his long-term partner, Julian Glover, a speech writer for David Cameron and a former political journalist at The Guardian. At the time of their partnership, they had been together for eleven years.[2]
Awards and recognition
In 2004 Parris became Writer of the Year in Granada Television's What the Papers Say Awards. In part, this was for reporting on elections in Iraq and Afghanistan. His previous accolades include Columnist of the Year in the 1991 and 1993 British Press Awards, and in the What the Papers Say Awards 1992. In 1990 he received the London Press Club's Edgar Wallace Outstanding Reporter of the Year Award.
He was ranked 26 in the Pink Paper's 50 most powerful 2009 list, 49 in the Pink List 2010, and 42 in the Pink List 2011.
References
- ↑ "Stonewall has lost its way", The Times, 18 November 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Parris, the reluctant groom, says 'I do'", The Times, 29 August 2006.
- ↑ "BBC broadcasts Peter Mandelson's 1998 outing", PinkNews, 16 August 2010.