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My experience of being a ‘gay best friend’ stereotype
Journalist and writer Philip Ellis has told ý Radio 5 Live that he’s fed up with the ‘gay best friend’ stereotype.
Speaking to Anna Foster, Ellis said he feels that some of his female friends have treated him “like a piece of furniture” in the past – when they used to undress in front of him.
This clip is originally from The Emma Barnett Show on 30 October 2018.
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