On the 30th anniversary of the enactment of Section 28, I wanted to share my story about what it was like growing up and coming out while Section 28 was still being enforced in UK schools. I came out to my parents when I was 15, at a time when Section 28 was still very […]
LGBT
Celebrating the LGBT Community – 50 Years Since the Decriminalisation of Homosexuality in the UK
February is LGBT History Month and this year is a particularly poignant one as it marks 50 years since the decriminalisation of homosexuality in the UK. Homosexuality, or more specifically in this instance, sex between two men in private, was decriminalised on 27th July 1967. This may seem a very liberal thing to have happened […]
PAPYRUS with PRIDE 2016
Last month was Birmingham Pride 2016 and for the second year in a row, The Unicorn and I walked in the parade with Papyrus to raise awareness of suicide in the gay community. When I first began volunteering with Papyrus through their Young People’s Champion’s forum (YPCF) I knew right away that I wanted to […]
Birth of a Dinocorn
Next month The Unicorn and I are tying the knot! The long road to the wedding is nearly over and I can’t wait to walk down the aisle and marry the best thing that ever happened to me… “Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy….” The song that started it all! The Unicorn […]
Our Engagement Shoot – Natural History Museum
When it came to deciding on where to have our engagement shoot, taking a trip back to where the craziness of all this wedding planning malarky began seemed like the best idea… If you’re a regular on The Dinocorn Life then you probably know that The Unicorn proposed to me at the Natural History Museum… […]