{"id":391,"date":"2015-06-09T23:33:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-09T23:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/95.179.194.130\/?p=391"},"modified":"2021-02-17T10:36:40","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T10:36:40","slug":"michael-causer-foundation-receives-500-from-hiv-mans-compensation-after-homophobic-slur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelcauser.co.uk\/?p=391","title":{"rendered":"Michael Causer Foundation receives \u00a3500 from HIV+ man&#8217;s compensation after homophobic slur"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Local HIV+ man Paul Childs, parliamentary candidate for Riverside offered \u00a3500 of his \u00a31000 damages to the Michael Causer Foundation after UKIP lost a law suit when one of their candidates wrongly accused him of wasting precious NHS resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/95.179.194.130\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image_2021-01-09_233309.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelcauser.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image_2021-01-09_233309.png 280w, https:\/\/michaelcauser.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image_2021-01-09_233309-90x60.png 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paul Childs, an airline&nbsp;cabin steward from South Liverpool chose the occasion of the Michael Causer Foundation&#8217;s Grand Final of Out On Stage at Constellations&nbsp;to hand over a \u00a3500 cheque as a half share of the damages he&nbsp;received after a homophobic insult by a fellow parliamentary candidate. He awarded the other \u00a3500 to the Terrence Higgins Trust to support its work with fellow HIV+ sufferers. The attached photograph shows our CEO Stuart St V Fitzgerald accepting the cheque from Paul Childs. Paul said &#8220;It gives me great pleasure to share this sum with the Michael Causer Foundation as it is doing so much good work across Merseyside to support the local LGBT community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stuart said &#8220;I am&nbsp;delighted to receive Paul&#8217;s donation on behalf of The Michael Causer Foundation, notwithstanding the appalling defamatory abuse he suffered which led to the court&#8217;s award.&nbsp;We will commit these resources to working with local young people&nbsp;in raising their awareness of&nbsp;the impact of homophobic abuse.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Michael Causer Foundation is now working with Paul to ensure the funds are invested locally in delivering services which will support local young LGBT people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To read more &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news\/liverpool-news\/general-election-2015-ukip-candidate-9015927\">http:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news\/liverpool-news\/general-election-2015-ukip-candidate-9015927<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local HIV+ man Paul Childs, parliamentary candidate for Riverside offered \u00a3500 of his \u00a31000 damages to the Michael Causer Foundation after UKIP lost a law suit when one of their candidates wrongly accused him of wasting precious NHS resources. 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