OpinionThe art of ingymidationno commentI have been going to the gym on and off – more on, I have to say – for the...
OpinionHow to start again3 CommentsWhen somebody dies, they take on a kind of mythical quality. Did they ever exist at all? Yes, you have...
OpinionLost4 CommentsGrief is a goo. A cold and heavy, sticky mess that you can’t wash off, that you tell yourself you’ll...
OpinionNature or nurture? Let’s never find out1 commentNature, nurture, lifestyle choice, whatever. Will we ever truly find out what makes us LGBTQ? The subject of science interfering...
Gay stuffOpinionSaturday11 CommentsI keep moving. I am always moving. I take the stairs, not the lift, never stand on the escalators if...
OpinionSingle survival14 reasons Valentine’s Day is actually a good thingno commentHere we are again, then. 14th February. Hearts, flowers, huge ecologically destructive helium balloons, cheap chocolates, even cheaper sentiment and...
OpinionThere’s no such thing as a free lunch2 CommentsIn a recent Guardian Blind Date, the two hapless souls ate at the Sanderson Hotel in London, which reminded me...
OpinionThe little red ribbonno comment1 December is World AIDS Day, and has been for 30 years. When I was 16, my school became part...
OpinionDon’t F with me at Christmas10 CommentsIt can be hard to make people understand – empathy is trickier to elicit than you might think. Especially when...
OpinionConsciously uncoupling from summer1 commentI always maintain I’m not a nostalgic person. I don’t get glassy-eyed at the thought of my hands still being...