I didn’t mean I hate THOSE kinds of FAGS!
WHEN keen gay Harold Lawson decided to attend his first gay pride march he thought it would be a great idea to combine his two passions – bumming arses and anti- smoking campaigning.
But the move backfired when a group of angry men beat him up for being homophobic.
The 27- year- old ended up in hospital with concussion, a bruised spine, dislodged spleen, badly sprained ankle – and badly hurt pride too.
He also broke his nose, lost two teeth and had a severe contusion over his left eye.
Hated
The baker from Horsham, West Sussex, said: “I absolutely hate smoking.
“My nan used to smoke as a kid and I hated it when we went around to her house.
“When she died of the cancer I decided to dedicate my life to stopping people smoking.
“So every day I wear t- shirt, hoodie or vest all with the same slogan on, ‘ I hate fags’.
“It makes people think twice before lighting up – at least I hope it does.
“And I think I may have stopped hundreds of people from smoking over the years.
“But as much as I hate smoking I love being gay and getting bummed so I thought I would combine my two interests at a gay pride march.
“There were quite a few funny looks at first then this gang of lads started pushing me and calling me homophobe.
“I tried to tell them I love the cock – but they wouldn’t listen and kicked the shit out of me.
“Ironically enough I am now frightened of gays which is a shame because I used to love getting bummed up the
‘I used to love getting bummed but this has put me right off it!’
a nasty arse but this has put me right off I don’t mind admitting.
“That wasn’t the kind of pounding I enjoy receiving on a Saturday night.”
After two nights in hospital Harold was discharged and signed off his job as a sheet metal welder for six weeks.