A man from Amble is representing the North East in the final of the Mr Gay Great Britain competition, after being chosen for the work he does to support the LGBTQ+ community, both in his professional and personal life.
Paul Carruthers, now based in Leeds, works as a paediatric nurse, focusing primarily on LGBTQ+ patients, as well as looking after members of LGBTQ+ members of staff at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Paul has a husband and two kids through adoption. He said he has massively advocated for gay couples adopting, with one in six adoptions taking place now involving a same sex couple.
