2014
INTERVIEW
THEGAYUK FEB/MARCH
just see that being
transgender for me is a
medical thing. I feel like I’m
just a guy that happens to
be born a bit differently. It
doesn’t make me feel
ashamed or embarrassed
because I don’t mind telling
people I was born a bit
different. It’s a condition
that I have or had. I have to
put it behind me and I’m
just me.
You said you’re still in
contact with Drew and
Fox but have you met
the others since the
show?
After the show came out we
did a UK club tour. We got
to be in the VIP sections
and basically live the high
life for a year. So that was
amazing. I now
live down
South and am
moving to
Brighton in
April with my
girlfriend.
Sarah lives in
Brighton so I’ll
probably see
her a lot more.
❝I feel like I’m just a
guy that happens to
be born a bit
differently. It doesn’t
not make me feel
ashamed or
embarrassed
because I don’t mind
telling people I was
born a bit different❞
You met your
girlfriend
after the tour
didn’t you?
Yes, basically it
worked out
quite well.
Sophie saw the
show and messaged me on
Facebook saying ‘Congratulations
on getting the money for your
surgery!’ or something along those
lines. I messaged her back and
checked out her pictures because I
thought she was hot. I never
actually thought that I would meet
someone online but we just got on
straightaway. We live in
Buckinghamshire now. Everything
just flowed really naturally.
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What are you up to at the
moment?
I’m studying Digital Film and
Video. It’s the one time when I’m
actually doing well at Uni because
I’ve dropped out of other Uni’s in
the past. I’ve also been doing loads
of work on the side with Fox so I’m
building up a really big portfolio.
How was it coming out to your
parents?
I told my Mum first and she
completely understood
because when I was a kid I
used to say that I was a boy
all the time so I don’t think
it was really a shock for her.
She was still concerned but
only because she thought
that I would have a hard
life. We both didn’t know
anything about it so we did
research and watched
shows about it. We were
both learning together.
My Dad was the one who
was a little bit weird about
things. When I told him, it
was like the news had just
been sprung on him. I think
he felt that I should have
discussed it with him,
rather than saying ‘I am
going to transition’. Maybe
he felt that he
wanted to be a
part of that
decision. I think
the real issue was
that we didn’t see
each other
enough. On My
Transsexual
Summer, they
wanted me and
my Dad to talk
and we became
closer, with him
beginning to
accept it. He’s
completely cool
with it now. He
wanted me and
Drew to get
married at one
point. I actually came out as liking
girls before coming out as trans so I
suppose that I’ve sort of had two
coming outs.
So what is your ultimate
ambition?
I really want to write a comedy
drama based on my life about being
trans with me as the person going
through college having to
experience that but making light of
it and turning it into comedy.