In 1988, he publicly came out as a gay man during a BBC Radio 4 discussion
about the Thatcher government's infamous "Section 28" of the Local Government
Act, making illegal the public "promotion of homosexuality." He overnight
became an active member of the movement to change those UK laws which
discriminate against lesbians and gay men. He is a co-founder of "Stonewall"
which works for social and legal equality and he annually directs its
principle source of funding "The Equality Show" at the Royal Albert Hall.