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• Stop Press!

  

  So far, the start of spring has been a nipple-hardening affair. Wild March winds are whistling across the East Anglian flatlands and snow flurries swirl around... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Little Book of Coming Out Stories

  

  ‘The Little Book of Coming Out Stories’ must in the running for the smallest book in print. Like me and gift boxes from Cartier, the best things come in... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Jack in the Book

  

  You could knock me over with a feather boa. Fifteen months after Perking the Pansies, Jack and Liam move to Turkey first hit the shelves, it’s back at the top o... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Google Before You Go

  

  A bright spring sky and a benign forecast enticed us out for a countryside foray. We fancied a look around a reconstructed Iceni village near the hamlet of... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Red Nose Day

  

  It’s Red Nose Day and up and down the realm, normally sane citizens are indulging in a collective act of extreme silliness for Comic Relief, raising a bit of... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lady Haha

  

  To honour International Women’s Day (8th March), we plopped through the puddles on a blustery night to watch a quintet of female comics. Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Happy Birthday, Pride Live!

  

  Suddenly I find myself with a few radio gigs under my belt. What began as a couple of promotional guest spots to flog some books on the ‘My Pride Live! Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Celebrate World Book Day

  

  Today is World Book Day here in Blighty. One of the main aims of the event is to disconnect today’s cyber-mad yoof from their gadgets and gizmos and save them... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Amazon and the Tax Man

  It’s great to see that the latest Amazon ad for the new Kindle Paperwhite is LGBT inclusive. Now all Amazon has to do is pay fair taxes in the countries in whic... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Gareth Thomas, Dancing on Ice Drama

  

  Former Welsh international, Gareth Thomas, demonstrated that he’s just as nifty on ice as he is on the rugby field. The man mountain with more muscles than Atla... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Nine to Five

  

  Despite a head cold that had me sipping on the gin and Lemsip, Liam managed to get me to Dolly Parton’s ‘9 to 5’ at the Theatre Royal, Norwich. Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Plumber’s Bum

  

  One for the ladiesIn their utilitarian wisdom, the local water company decided to replace our meter. Apparently, the old device was knackered and belonged in th... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Hyde Park on Hudson

  

  Another free ticket for Cinema City and another viewing: ‘Hyde Park on Hudson.’ We were enticed by the promising trailer, but I’m afraid the trailer contained... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• People Shaped Travel

  Expedia, the giant American online travel company, is the latest corporation to step up to the plate in support of same-sex marriage in the States by... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Young at Heart

  

  To celebrate John Hurt’s appointment as the first Chancellor of the newly elevated Norwich University of the Arts, we sank a bottle at the nearby Playhouse... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Norwich Rising

  Grey East Anglian skies didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the fair ladies of Norwich as they strutted their stuff in support of their sisters around the world on... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• One Billion Rising

  

  ‘One Billion Rising’ is a global campaign to eradicate violence towards women and girls. Why One Billion Rising? Well, it’s estimated that one third of all wome... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• An Intimate Evening with Ruthie Henshall

  

  Ruthie Henshall, star of the West End, Broadway and Celebrity Family Fortunes, was in town performing her one woman gig at the Norwich Playhouse. Liam was... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Same Sex Marriage in England and Wales

  

  The debate in the House of Commons was predictable and, as suspected, the traditional wing of the Parliamentary Tory Party revolted. Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2013 EXPAT, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX, SOCIETY

• And Then There Was Three

  

  When we lived in Walthamstow, the recycling scheme was clear and simple. We had a single green plastic container into which all material was deposited – plastic... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION