Woman shows jury photo of gay rights tattoo on her butt to prove she is not homophobic

A woman who showed a jury a picture of a rainbow–coloured tattoo on her buttock to prove she was not guilty of a homophobic attack will not face a retrial. Lauren Proverbs produced the photograph of the flowershaped tattoo, saying it was a symbol of her support for homosexual and lesbian causes. Miss Proverbs, 21, who was accused of hurling abuse at Gina Landon, said she got the tattoo in Spain in 2008 while in a lesbian relationship herself.



She admitted she threw a punch at Miss Landon, who was out with her female girlfriend, but said she was acting in self defence, fearing she was about to be beaten up during a row outside a takeaway in Borehamwood, Herts. At the end of the trial on Aug 4 at Luton Crown Court, the jury were unable to reach a verdict on a charge that Miss Proverbs, of Borehamwood, caused actual bodily harm. Alison Ginn, prosecuting, told Judge Stephen Farrell QC that, having consulted Miss Landon, there was not to be a retrial. The judge recorded a not guilty verdict.



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