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Footsteps and Witnesses: Ripples in a Pool of Visibility

“These characters are too ‘tidy’ in other ways… there are no transvestites, paedophiles, bisexuals. It is not surprising that a ‘sense of pride emerges”. Me modelling Madonna’s moves and Celine Dion’s...

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BCW calls for a revolution on gay standards.

I’ve been thinking a lot this week about gay standards. In particular I’ve been thinking about gay double standards. In my blog Bear With Me, I touched on finally finding that feeling of belonging. The...

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Darren Hayes: Perfect Just The Way You Are

“My creativity was my outlet, and I never censored myself there” A love letter to Darren Hayes from Louise Oliver It seemed a little incongruous for a teenager who was an avid reader of Anne Rice...

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LGBTicons Rewind: BCW’s Open Letter to 105 Members of Scottish Parliament

Dear MSPs Yesterday was a momentous occasion. Not just for me, but for everyone who has ever felt like they don’t belong. Just as the working day came to a close, it was announced that one hundred and...

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Why LGBT Scotland Needs to Say FUCK YEAH!

Barry Church-Woods explores the Rainbow Paper and makes a decision on independence. I have to admit, for a long time I was an undecided voter. I didn’t see how in a modern world, putting up more...

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Scotland: A triumph of democracy either way

Something wonderful is happening in Scotland tomorrow. As referendum fever kicks in, a nation will decide its future. Whether the electorate opt to leave the United Kingdom or to stay, one thing is for...

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On the day Equal Marriage comes into law in Scotland; an open letter to 105...

  As Equal Marriage comes into law in Scotland today, we revisit BCW’s response to that momentous day when the vote passed. Dear MSPs Yesterday was a momentous occasion. Not just for me, but for...

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School’s Out For Bummers

“I was part of the 90210 generation.  The original one with Tori Spelling, Jason Priestly and Shannon Docherty before she was universally acknowledged to be a massive cock.  It wasn’t just a zip code,...

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The question we forgot to ask.

BCW reflects on last week’s general election and pledges to make a difference. It’s been a bleak few days in the UK for most of us. By ‘us’ I mean normal people who like other people and were raised...

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The cult of in-ing

Dating is hard enough. But try making it work with an emotionally crippled closeted artist. Barry Church-Woods tackles his demons Have you ever been ined? In-ing is a strange phenomenon where people...

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