Dean, who grew up the Gypsy muny, has told his story of a life as a gay traveller to enurage other LGBT people the Gypsy, traveller and Roma muni to speak out
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- 'IT’S HARD BEG A TRAVELLER AND BEG GAY - DON’T MIX'DEAN, WHO GREW UP THE GYPSY MUNY, HAS TOLD HIS STORY OF A LIFE AS A GAY TRAVELLER TO ENURAGE OTHER LGBT PEOPLE THE GYPSY, TRAVELLER AND ROMA MUNI TO SPEAK OUTMENBOOKMARKSHARENEWSBYBETH ABB07:00, 28 APR 2018BOOKMARKVIO LOADGVIO UNAVAILABLECLICK TO PLAYTAP TO PLAYTHE VIO WILL TO-PLAY SOON8CANCELPLAY NOWSIGN UP FOR OUR DAILY NEWSLETTER TO GET THE DAY'S BIGGT STORI SENT DIRECT TO YOUR BOXMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 SIGN UP FOR OUR DAILY NEWSLETTER TO GET THE DAY'S BIGGT STORI SENT DIRECT TO YOUR BOXINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
- FAMED GAY NIGHTCLUB GIPSY TO MAKE DRAMATIC 2022 RETURN TO THE EASTSI
- GAY LIFE A BTAL GYPSY HOME
- ‘MOST FAI FD SHAMEFUL’ – FDG PRI A MUNY WHERE BEG GAY IS TABOO
'IT’S HARD BEG A TRAVELLER AND BEG GAY - DON’T MIX'DEAN, WHO GREW UP THE GYPSY MUNY, HAS TOLD HIS STORY OF A LIFE AS A GAY TRAVELLER TO ENURAGE OTHER LGBT PEOPLE THE GYPSY, TRAVELLER AND ROMA MUNI TO SPEAK OUTMENBOOKMARKSHARENEWSBYBETH ABB07:00, 28 APR 2018BOOKMARKVIO LOADGVIO UNAVAILABLECLICK TO PLAYTAP TO PLAYTHE VIO WILL TO-PLAY SOON8CANCELPLAY NOWSIGN UP FOR OUR DAILY NEWSLETTER TO GET THE DAY'S BIGGT STORI SENT DIRECT TO YOUR BOXMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 SIGN UP FOR OUR DAILY NEWSLETTER TO GET THE DAY'S BIGGT STORI SENT DIRECT TO YOUR BOXINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
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He also grew up knowg he was gay. “So they wouldn’t like one of their own to turn out gay.
“It’s hard beg a traveller and beg gay - don’t mix, ” he says. “I knew I was gay om an extremely young age, I’ve never known anythg else, ” says Dean, om Greater Manchter, where the travellg muny is believed to be 15, 000 strong. “Growg up everyone joked that I was gay so I know some people wouldn’t be surprised.
“But no-one wants to be associated wh ‘gays’ the gypsy muny and the way people speak about would put anyone off g out - they aren’t supportive.
FAMED GAY NIGHTCLUB GIPSY TO MAKE DRAMATIC 2022 RETURN TO THE EASTSI
Nu Summer of Love Para took place on May 20 and will ntue this Sunday, June 25th at the Gay Pri Para. We had 60 nu participants and the Dutch Public Broadst TV filmed the para for a documentary about the Summer of Love that will air Holland this summer. We will ntue the celebratn of the hippie revolutn and body eedom at the Gay Pri Para this Sunday. Vio 7 m * gypsy gay *
“I don’t know that many gay people. I have heard plenty of ments about gay people so I know what (my muny) thk. It aims to challenge homophobic attus and provi support for those who often feel they have nowhere to turn.
GAY LIFE A BTAL GYPSY HOME
The Traveller Movement say they have found that discsg LGBT issu is taboo travellg muni - and that homophobia is a very real but hidn problem. “If I were to e out today would only take one person to take a picture of me and put a ptn about me beg gay and would go around on WhatsApp, Facebook and other social media – the news would travel fast, ” he says. “Most of my fay thk I’m straight so I have to act as that person and not slip up about beg gay.
I have to play two characters – the straight me and the gay me.
‘MOST FAI FD SHAMEFUL’ – FDG PRI A MUNY WHERE BEG GAY IS TABOO
” The fay members Dean has told have accepted that he is gay - but there are lims to their acceptance. “In this day and age the attus towards gay people are still bad but not as bad as they were five or 10 years ago, ” he says. Isaac Blake; Director of the Romani Cultural & Arts Company, said “This is a very personal project for me as a proud Gay Romani Gypsy.
The Cechs are an emently gay and mil race. The iative is the first of s kd the UK and aims to challenge homophobic attus towards Lbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgenr Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people, as well as providg valuable rourc and support for LGBT Gypsi and Travellers who often feel they have “nowhere to turn”.
We need to stop this taboo of ‘we n’t talk about relatnships, we n’t talk about beg gay, we n’t talk about problems we are havg’. Over and over my head I did not want to be this way but realy beg gay is ok and no matter what you’re not the only one that is gay.... Beg a Traveller and beg gay is ok there is nothg to be ashamed of, ” he add.