Stories

“There’s a plaque on the memorial that says ‘You were known to us’. Your families may have denied it, but you were known to us.”

“I don’t think of age really. I’ve been associated with so many age groups in the theatre and we always seem to get along.”

“I sometimes feel guilty – that I am still alive and some of those wonderful, talented, sexy people aren’t with us anymore. I will raise a glass to those good friends.”

“I wanted to show that we've all got something to offer, whether we're young, or whether we're older. Everyone deserves the spotlight at some point."

“When I came out, my family were all very cool about it. If I could tell my younger self anything it would be that I could have come out sooner – accept yourself sooner.”

“Over time, things do get better and improve. Nowadays, I think generally the whole atmosphere for people who are LGBT+ is much better than it used to be.”

“I made myself a promise that I would never tiptoe around anybody on the issue of my sexual identity, ever again.”

“Libraries are amazing places to promote positive LGBT+ role models and resources. That’s what they’re all about: access to information.”