David Joseph Henry

David Joseph Henry is a writer, Human Rights activist and former parliamentary candidate from Manchester, England.

Biography

In 1999 he co-founded the Queer Youth Network.[1]

He writes a regular column in London's QX magazine , and has been a contributor to The Pink Paper and OutNorthWest. David has been outspoken in the media and petitioned the government on the issue of civil partnerships and has argued that "they create a two-tier system of inequality".

In June 2009 he attempted to perform a Citizen's arrest on Salford MP Hazel Blears at a constituency party meeting in Swinton.[2]

He was selected to contest the Salford and Eccles seat at the 2010 General Election,[3] beating presumptive nominee [4] Merseyside TUC leader Alec McFadden by a majority vote after responding to Martin Bell's call for a "Community Champion" during a public meeting in Eccles.[5][6][7] He received 730 votes and Hazel Blears received 16,655.[8] Despite the distribution of votes, David's campaign generated notable media interest.[9][10] He was shadowed by a film crew and was the focus of the 30-minute documentary film "The Candidate" which premièred on Channel M. Described as an "intimate and amusing portrait".[11] It has since been shown at a number of film festivals and has received acclaim after being nominated for the Royal Television Society Awards, Exposures 2001 and the Salford International Film Festival.[12][13]

References

  1. ↑ "History of the Gay Youth Movement". Queer Youth Network. March 2009.
  2. ↑ "Blears faces wrath of party activists". The Independent. 2009-06-19.
  3. ↑ "Anti-Hazel Blears campaigners choose candidate". BBC News. February 5, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Expenses anger prompts anti-Blears campaign". Channel 4 News. February 4, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Salford Youth Council Champ To Stand Against Hazel". Salford Star. February 5, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Gay rights activist to challenge Hazel Blears". PinkNews.co.uk. February 10, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Candidate chosen to fight for Hazel Blears' Salford seat". Manchester Evening News. February 5, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Election Results 2010 - Salford and Eccles", BBC News, May 7, 2010
  9. ↑ "Red Pepper meets a radical candidate: "everything a career politician is not"". Red Pepper. April 5, 2010.
  10. ↑ "BBC interview David Henry on Salford Precinct". SalfordOnline. March 3, 2010.
  11. ↑ Salford International Film Festival 2010
  12. ↑ http://shootingpeople.org/watch/film.php?film_id=92433
  13. ↑ http://manchestermule.com/article/preview-exposures-film-festival

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