I was recently asked for a “one or two sentence quote” about what pride means to me and I have to admit it took me a while to get a hold of my feelings before I was able to put something together that didn’t resemble the first draft of a TED Talk! This Pride month […]
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#SoapboxSunday: Discrimination at Gay Venues
UPDATE: The unicorn and I attended the Hay Festival earlier this month and went to see Amy Lamé in conversation with Jenny Valentine, talking about her new book From Prejudice to Pride. During the Q&A I asked Amy what she thought, as the Mayor of London’s first Night Tsar, about gay venues in London turning […]
Coming Out in High School with Section 28
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 […]
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 […]
Some things never change… And some things do
Eight years ago I was introduced to a friend’s new squeeze. Little did I know that our new found friendship would outlast their relationship… and then some. Fast forward to 2014 and I couldn’t imagine life without my best friend. We’ve been through some stuff, both together and as individuals, but our friendship has endured. […]