Wildblood and Queenie’s Queer Wedding – the illegal one in 1997. You know – the one where we had to make it all up, Sarah officiated, China was our bridesmaid, Wes and Christy our best men and our stepdad Joseph our videographer – alongside photographer Aaron. Readings were given by Helene and Clare, and the garden was decorated by Sade and Aaron. Meech babysat the … Continue reading Wildblood and Queenie’s Queer Wedding 1997
29 years since we danced at our very first Brighton Pride together we are thrilled to be joining the amazing Jess Bays, Sami Kubu, Lola, Summer Ghemati and Levi Osborne in the DIVA Dance Tent at Fabuloso in the Park for Brighton Pride 2022. Celebrating, campaigning, fundraising and dancing. Just how LGBTQI+ Pride should be. We Are Fabuloso – Brighton and Hove Pride Saturday 6th … Continue reading Diva Dance Tent – Brighton Pride 2022
Fuck Putin. Now, today, tomorrow. Support LGBTQI+ Ukraine. Now, today, always. Donate and Support Continue reading Fuck Putin, Support LGBTQ+ Ukraine
The 1BTN INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY TAKEOVER 2022 is almost here and we are beyond disco thrilled to be part of this year’s stunning line-up of female and non-binary talent for IWD on Tuesday, March 8th. All hail Feel Up’s Kerry Jean Lister and the 1BTN team for creating yet another wonder of an International Women’s Day celebration, filled with campaigning, fundraising and dancing. Oh, lots … Continue reading 1BTN International Women’s Day Takeover 2022
Over the next two weeks for my birthday this year, I’m asking for donations to Choose Love. 2022 and people are fleeing wars and conflicts across the globe including Yemen, Syria, Afghanistan, Myanmar and of course Ukraine. Choose Love works to help those refugees and bring hope, support, essential supplies and, yes, love to their darkest of days. Any donation you can make will help … Continue reading Birthday fundraiser for Choose Love
Today I rage. Today I rage whilst I try to comfort my mother – stuck on an acute cardio ward waiting for an ICU bed for almost three weeks. Stuck in a ward doing quarantine for 10 days due to a COVID outbreak in her ward. Stuck in a ward unable to say one last farewell to her sick and elderly dog. Stuck on a … Continue reading Fuck The Tories
It’s my birthday and I can’t party. I can’t dance, I can’t disco. But I can do the decent thing and fundraise. So if you fancy chucking a few quid in the pot this weekend and help me support Mermaids you know I’ll be grateful. The kind of Wildblood grateful that will get you a smile form me – you lucky souls you. Mermaids supports … Continue reading Supporting Trans Youth : Fundraising for Mermaids
Oh those baby dyke days. Memories of rejection triggered by It’s A Sin. The relative who wrote banning me from seeing her child as she’d had to scrub the house after my visit, “cos of the AIDS”. The bestie who declared maybe we shouldn’t be mates – “cos her dad said AIDS is God’s righteous judgement”. The rejection, the homophobia, the words that went deep … Continue reading Baby Dyke Tears
Watching It’s A Sin and the tears are falling harder than I thought they ever would. Tears for Colin, for Gloria, for the mothers and the sisters, the best friends. Tears for us, tears for me. Tears for a generation raised with shame, tears for a baby dyke fearful of her future, terrified of coming out as a teenager, of the headlines and column inches … Continue reading It’s A Sin
Inspired by Russell T Davies’ incredible Channel 4 drama It’s A Sin, The Wildblood and Queenie Show on 1BTN this Friday will be celebrating and remembering the queer dancefloors that have shaped our lives and the beauty we found there. The friends made, loved and lost. The futures forged. The communities joined. The families created. The music that gave us the courage to come out, … Continue reading Wildblood and Queenie’s 1BTN It’s A Sin Special
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