Digby
A popular British television host has been found dead in an apparent solo sex game gone wrong.
The ex-partner of openly gay BBC presenter Kristian Digby found the 32-year-old dead in his east London home on Monday.
A post-mortem examination is expected to determine that Digby, host of daytime property show To Buy or Not to Buy, died of suffocation after deliberately restricting his oxygen supply, London's Daily Telegraph reported.
According to reports, a belt and a bag were removed from the property for forensic tests.
Auto-erotic asphyxiation, which has been condemned by medical experts as a dangerous practice, is said to heighten sexual arousal.
A BBC spokesman paid tribute and said: "Kristian was a much-loved and talented presenter for BBC Daytime. He brought a real sense of energy and warmth to all the shows he presented for us and will be sorely missed. Our thoughts are with his family at this very difficult time."
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I'm curious what the purpose is of repeatedly referring to his orientation. Many many straight people engage in auto-erotic asphyxiation and since being homosexual is as regular a psychological state as any other (and neither negative nor positive) I can only conclude that repeatedly referring to his orientation is a means by which to reinforce sorely flawed stereotypes about the LGBT community.
Were he black, Jewish, or disabled would it have been mentioned as much?
Because it's an LGBT blog?