Eggheads star and chess ace CJ De Mooi is demanding an apology from the management of the British Chess Championship after they banned him from presenting the prizes wearing his Stonewall ‘Some people are Gay, Get over it!’ T-shirt.
De, Mooi, who is President of the British Chess Fellowship, was due to hand out the prizes at the end of the prestigious event in Sheffield. After attending the show all day in his distinctive red T-shirt, some members apparently complained and he was asked to wear something different when handing out the awards. He refused and the management refused to back down, so the awards were handed out by someone else.
All credit to CJ for standing by his principles.