A gay journalist at The Times has made transphobic and biphobic comments in a podcast looking at the Politics of Pride.

In the special episode of The Times Red Box Podcast, Matthew Parris said ‘gay men and lesbian women have enough in common to feel a sense of shared interest’ to be in a community together.

However, says he is ‘uncomfortable with the idea’ that gay men, lesbians and trans people are part of the same community. He claims trans people ‘don’t seem to me to fit in with the sort of rainbow coalition’.

Parris explains he ‘wouldn’t bother to mention bisexuals because they’re just sort of half way between one and the other. There’s millions and millions of them.’

‘LGBT sounds defensive and prickly’

James Holt from Pride in London responded by saying while ‘we all have our differences’, we are stronger together and that’s what the LGBTI community is all about.

Parris is the journalist responsible for accidentally outing Peter Mandelson on TV in 1998.

Hewas also member of the Conservative party.

Previously, Parris has written about how he does not believe there is a LGBTI community.

‘LGBT sounds not so much a merry cocktail of desires but defensive and prickly’ he said.

Listen to the podcast below. The comments occur around 8:50.

