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A New Taxonomy For Queens…….

Monday, September 27th, 2010

Reproduced with the kind permission of Hotpants of Kennington, who came up with the idea while out one night dancing…….clearly the music and the boys must have been very dull indeed !


All queens can be described by two adjectives, each of which describes their position on one or other axis of a two dimensional space.

The first adjective or dimension describes how well they carry it off. This is the Glamour dimension and ranges from Tragic to Diva.

The second adjective or dimension describes their attitude towards themselves. This is the Me scale and ranges from Painfully Modest to Totally Self-absorbed.

The two dimensional space created by these two axes can then be segmented into four quadrants by dividing each axis into two halves – Low and High. So we have…

High Glamour & High Me :

True Divas – we worship these people & with good reason. They are rare, but utterly fabulous.

Low Glamour & High Me :

Tragic Self-absorbed Queens – usually young & prissy with too much make-up & too many accessories. Sometimes they grow up & get over themselves, but more often they get hit by a bus because they aren’t paying attention.

High Glamour & Low Me :

Unassuming Adonises – hot, gorgeous, sexy & interesting in conversation, but at the same time endearingly down to earth. Ple-e-e-ease be my boyfriend…

Low Glamour & Low Me :

The Masses – most of us. Go out, get smashed, have a laugh & deal with the consequences tomorrow.

Bruce babe, you are a genius ;oD

Photo: GETTY IMAGES

Congratulations Giovanni and Pawel

Saturday, April 17th, 2010

Big congratulations to Gio and Paw who tied the knot today at their Civil Ceremony in Marylebone.

You look great together guys :-)

Here’s to many happy years (with a few more Wii bowling and Wii Olympic sessions thrown in ;-)

Clint Died, Bye Bye Sunshine…….

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

A friend of mine died at the weekend :o(

I will never get to talk with him again.

His name was Clint Walters and he was only 31. He was something of a legend for me as he dedicated his life to helping raise awareness of the HIV virus for young people, having been diagnosed himself at the age of just 17 and finding very few resources for helping people of that age.

The first time I met him I knew who he was from my own volunteer work with GMFA, I had seen Clint on some adverts and posters. But nothing could have prepared me for the real thing. This guy was *SO* upbeat and optimistic, all the time. He was sunshine personified, that’s the only way I can describe him.

I made it a point when ever I saw him after that to always project the same optimisim and cheerfulness, even when I didn’t feel much like it, if he could smile all the time then so would I.

He was completely selfless and battled for a long time to get funding for a clinic and support centre in London. I remember conversation with him about it, he still did not let it get him down, he just smiled and said he would find a way to make it happen.

He passed away on Sunday 4th April from a heart attack. I hope he is still smiling where he is now.

Clint you will be missed by many :o(

Addendum:

The Independant has an article here regarding Clint’s passing

R.I.P Ian Baynham :o(

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

Vigil held at trafalgar square for Ian Baynham, a man kicked to death for living a way of life different from those of his attackers.

The event worries me to the point I cannot write about it :o(

That a member of the public (regardless of sexual preference) can be kicked to death on CCTV in front of people…….

Gay Win…….

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

Big congratulations to Jon and the team for winning the GMFA gay sports day event on the bank holiday monday.

As first time entrants they have set the bar unfeasibly high and rasied over £1000 in the process.

I look forward to seeing what you come up with next year :o)

winning team

winning team