NEWS: Over 100,000 People Sign Petitions Calling For The Resignation Of Richard Littlejohn

<encoded><p>Over One Hundred Thousand People Call For The Sacking or Resignation Of The Daily Mail’s Richard Littlejohn, Over 'He's In The Wrong Body' Article.</p> <p>By Newsdesk | 24th March 2013</p> <p></p> <p> </p> <p><img src="http://www.thegayuk.com/communities/8/004/009/928/388/images/4589440008.png" width="460" height="351" alt="" title=""/></p> <p></p> <p>Over 100,000 people have signed one of two e-petitions calling on the Daily Mail to fire one of its writers, Richard Littlejohn.</p> <p></p> <p>The controversial writer was blasted by thousands of people after the Daily Mail published a piece, in December 2012, entitled “He’s not only in the wrong body… he’s in the wrong job”, about Lucy Meadows, a transgendered primary school teacher, who was found dead in her home last Tuesday.</p> <p></p> <p>Creators of the SumOfUs petition said: “The vile article led to a witch hunt targeting Meadows. Newspapers offered to pay parents for a picture of her, and she complained of having to leave home by the back door and arrive early to school to avoid the packs of journalists. </p> <p>Sign our petition to the Daily Mail: sack Richard Littlejohn, issue an apology, and institute an editorial review to ensure that this never happens again.”</p> <p></p> <p>The two online petitions are hosted by SumOfUs.org and Changes.org. They have received 91,619 and 18,886 signatures respectively.</p> <p></p> <p>You can find the petitions here:</p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/the-daily-mail-fire-richard-littlejohn-for-victimizing-lucy-meadows-leading-to-her-possible-suicide">http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/the-daily-mail-fire-richard-littlejohn-for-victimizing-lucy-meadows-leading-to-her-possible-suicide</a></p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://action.sumofus.org/a/daily-mail-littlejohn-lucy-meadows/1/1/?sub=homepage">http://action.sumofus.org/a/daily-mail-littlejohn-lucy-meadows/1/1/?sub=homepage</a></p> <p></p> <p>A vigil is due to take place outside the Daily Mail offices tomorrow on the 25th March 2013, in Memory of Miss Meadows.</p> <p></p> <p>Details of the vigil:</p> <p></p> <p>Monday 25th March at 6.30pm. </p> <p></p> <p>Outside Daily Mail HQ,</p> <p>Northcliffe House, </p> <p>2 Derry Street, </p> <p>Kensington</p> <p>London</p> <p>W8 5TT </p> <p></p> <p>Nearest Underground station: High Street Kensington (District and Circle)</p> <p><a href="http://www.thetube.com/">www.thetube.com</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Related Stories:</p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://www.thegayuk.com/#/magazine/4574334751/NEWS-Vigil-Outside-Daily-Mail-Offices-Following-Death-Of-Transgendered-Teacher-Lucy-Meadows/5242544">NEWS: Vigil Outside Daily Mail Offices Following Death Of Transgendered Teacher Lucy Meadows</a></p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://www.thegayuk.com/#/magazine/4574334751/NEWS-Transgendered-Teacher-Lucy-Meadows-Found-Dead/5220230">NEWS: Transgendered Teacher Lucy Meadows Found Dead</a></p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://www.thegayuk.com/#/magazine/4574334751/NEWS-Scores-Of-Pro-Equality-Turn-Up-To-Anti-Gay-Marriage-Protest-In-London/5245655">News: Scores Of Pro-Gay Marriage Protesters Turn Up At Anti-Gay Marriage Rally</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p> </p></encoded>