An Exeter University Member has made an official complaint AGAINST the Intercom Trust ...and not before time.
This is not the first complaint made against the vile & loathsome “Intercom Trust”, based in Devon for their homophobic prejudice towards gay people. Gay people in the Southwest need to be more aware of abuses carried out against lgbt people from within the Intercom Trust!
In a nutshell, the “Intercom Trust” have basically condemned one of Cornwall’s most famous artists, Henry Scott Tuke, as being a paedophile…and in the process by proxy, effectively condemned Sir Elton John, (one of the biggest Art collectors of Henry Scott Tuke’s works) as having an interest in paedophilia???
This abuse by Intercom Trust is seen by some Cornish & some informed gay people as an attack upon their history & cultural Art history as well as an attack upon gay history in the southwest.
Last year 2008, the Royal Cornwall Museum in Truro, Cornwall, hosted the biggest collective exhibition of works by Henry Scott Tuke, featuring many of his male youth nudes. The Truro exhibition was a huge success and attended by thousands of people. The Falmouth Municipal Art gallery contains a huge number of Tuke’s male nude works in their collection. Tuke’s male nude paintings of youth can be found in the Royal Polytechnic Society collection, the Scouting Association HQ, Baden Powell House, The London Guildhall Art Gallery, The National Tate Gallery & Sir Elton John personally loaned numerous Tuke paintings from his own private collection to the Royal Cornwall Truro museum exhibition last year.
But, the Homophobic & anti-gay “Intercom Trust” based in Devon, run by Michael Hall, have attacked the Cornish Artist Tuke, one of the worlds most iconic of homocentric artists, in the minutes of their “Intercom Trust” meeting:- quote:
1.2 Michael (Hall) made it clear that Intercom could not support the use of the artworks of Henry Scott Tuke in this event or any future events. He made it clear that pederasty and paedophilia have no place in an LGBT History pride event: these are part of the history of abuse and exploitation.
The group agreed that the Tuke’s work was perceived as abusive and sexually exploitative of young people and was not an appropriate exhibition to include in a family event. The group agreed that the need to protect children and young people was imperative, and discussed the need for clear boundaries to be put in place. It was agreed that this was to include boundaries for its member’s behaviour.
This blatant homophobia has outraged artists, gay people, & even distant relatives of Tuke’s former youth models for the clear PREJUDICE & DISCRIMINATION of the Intercom Trust.
Matt, one Cornish complainant wrote:- “As a Cornish man I feel abused and humiliated by Intercom's position. I was at the RIC Truro in December where Tuke's work is displayed alongside other Cornish painters. I find Intercom's position to be racist against the Cornish, especially myself, where my great-great-grandfather was Charlie Mitchell (See Tuke's subjects and will). I feel neither exploited nor abused by Tuke, but I do by Intercom”.
In another letter to the LGBT History Project they wrote “SHAME ON YOU ALL for supporting Intercom's homophobia! I therefore withdraw my co-operation from your event. I REGRET UTTERLY EVER inviting Peter Tatchell to attend this event, and REGRET offering my heritage knowledge and contacts, as well as the choir I am treasurer for. SHAME ON YOU!”
As a victim of Intercom Trust homophobic abuse myself personally, I see this as yet another attack upon Cornwall’s culture, Art & gay history by the “Intercom Trust”. This comes as completely no surprise to myself or other informed gay persons in Cornwall as to the exclusion & ostracising methods and practises being used by the loathsome & HOMOPHOBIC “Intercom Trust”, funded by the Home Office.
This video of Tuke’s works has been viewed over 298,000+ on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWuQ65V7i0o
This conduct by Intercom is yet another example of internalised homophobia endorsed by Intercom Trust against gay people in Cornwall. Intercom, who previously have attacked & turned their back refusing assistance to a previously homeless gay youth in Cornwall. See a youths own video:-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr7eGX-Rux0
Knowing as I do some abuses carried out by “Intercom Trust” against gay & lesbian persons in Cornwall & Plymouth, I personally & others gay persons I am aware of , hope Intercom are finally stripped of charitable status by the Charities Commission and prevented from abusing more gay people by their misleading posing as a gay supportive organisation.
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