German milk technician crowned Mr Gay World
By Ben Kelly
A 21 year old ‘milk technician’ from Germany has been named Mr Gay World, at a contest in Cape Town, South Africa. Klaus Burkart, from Wangen im Allgau in Germany, beat 20 other men to the title.
On his official profile, Burkart says, “As Mr Gay World I would like to be a role model for young gays all over the world and help them with their coming out and also change young people’s opinion of homosexuality.”
“With my very own experience I can say that the coming out is one of the most sensitive parts in the life of young gay people. I would like to lead the world to a point where it is not essential to even have a coming out. At the moment I am planning a campaign to visit schools and talk about how to avoid bullying and gay bashing. It is my dream to share my campaign with delegates and supporters all over the world. I would really like to work together with them to create similar campaigns adapted for their own countries.”
In its mission statement, Mr. Gay World is defined as an annual contest for gay men, seeking to establish ambassadors for LGBT and human rights, with winners of national contests competing as delegates in a variety of categories. It is not a beauty contest and there is no age limit.
Burkart also won the ‘Written Test’ at the contest, and prizes were also given for ‘National Costume’ and ‘Art Challenge’.