The land where the QUEEN rules; a Princesses like in fairy tales, drinking begins at 7pm, friends are mates, cigarettes are fags, & the sun rarely shines in a clear sky -- Yes boys and girls, this is where to find the latest about grand ole merry England & the UK.
The Transgender Day of Remembrance is now an international day of reflection of all those Transgendered people who have died from violence or by their own hand. In the United Kingdom we have a national memorial in Sackville Gardens on Canal Street in Manchester, the same park were Sparkle is held every year.
The stage production of kinky boots is set in the town of Northampton in the middle of England. Northampton was one of the main shoe making centers of the UK and was caught out, as many other manufacturing industries were, by the rise of cheaper imports from foreign manufactures in the 1980’s.
Just 5 days to go until the launch of INDULGENCE - B Who U Want 2 B. I am so excited to confirm that Friday the 24th of April is going to be a landmark night for our community. To date, 192 people are confirmed on the guest list with many organisations and LGBT groups coming down on the night in a show of solidarity.
My friends and I missed Sparkle last year due to working, but this year we looked so forward to the event, planning a 4 day getaway. As usual I drove up from Cornwall collecting friends on the way, starting with Jemma then Ginny and Nicky, we all sat snugly in my landrover, the back pilled roof high with all the bags (oddly Nicky had the largest and heaviest bags but wore the least clothes!!) anticipating our arrival.
London is a place with lots of exotic venues for a whole host of nights out. Amongst the most exotic and famous is The Café De Paris. It’s been a venue since 1924, and is now a grade 2 listed building, as well as a working nightclub and top restaurant.
Pantomime is seen as a truly British affair. It is a testimony to the quirkiness of the British sense of humour and traditions -- and often includes gender reversal.
Getting out and about doesn't always have to be at a transgender event, and sometimes you get to wear the loveliest clothes!
I travelled up the 300 miles from the deep southwest [0f England] to Manchester for the anual transgender event with my best friend, Jemma. We arrived in good time to have a relaxing shower and hit the street.
