The country side is a beautiful place. I just feel it’s the wrong place for me, I don’t belong in the country-side.
David
What?
Road-side man:
You’re making a mockery out of Axbridge?
David
Why?
Road Man:
Stick it up your ass.
Interview:
He said well you’re making a mockery out of Axbridge and I was like what do you mean, and he said don’t worry stick it up your ass. And I was like hmm..
Considering I’m a fifteen year old and he’s older then forty and if I was on my own he probably would have decked me.
2 days to go
Interview
On Saturday my carnival in Axbridge and I’m going to be the first ever gay male alternative, carnival queen.
I just want to show all the people, who said I wasn’t going to do it, that I’m going to do it and the fact that I am doing it, and I’m a gay male and I’ve got more balls then any of the men out there, who wouldn’t even dream of doing anything like that.
Been in foster care since I was six. I was in a foster situation for years or something and when I came out, they threw me out and they found it hard to cope I was gay they didn’t want to know anymore.
1 day to go
Interview:
I left my old school because I was bullied. People used to take my bag, hold me up against the wall down the corridor and shout abuse at me - not nice things
Q did that really scare you?
Yeah, you get used to it but it’s hard, like because I couldn’t concentrate on anything apart from that.
Q So every morning when you used to go to school you were scared?
I just didn’t want to go, it just got to the point where I didn’t go.
Q well tells me more about that?
I went through manic depression and. Like my taxi would drop me off at the school gates and I physically couldn’t make myself walk through the school gates and just had to turn round and I just couldn’t bring myself to go in.
Interview:
Something’s churning like you wouldn’t believe.
Q what is it?
I don’t know it’s just that fact that I’m going to be coming through here tomorrow.
I did get threatened to get stabbed and this afternoon I got a phone call from my friend saying people are going to egg me and flour me tomorrow. So it’s up to them it’s there decision and it doesn’t bother me because I’ve got police assistance with me and friends support on the day, so if they want to do that they can carry on.
People think do this because I say things sometimes. Like I wore this and this and that. You say it just, because I don’t know if it makes me feel better I don’t know.
Got to be pretty tomorrow though.
‘Do they look even?’
‘I can’t believe its tomorrow.’
The Day
Interview:
This morning about half nine I discussed it with everyone and they all said it felt like my wedding day and I said who’s my groom! So it’s like wedding big day for me.
Vox pops:
Guy at fair:
He’s a bit of a queer and he want’s to be a transsexual. So to be honest I don’t like him, never did (boy comes into frame ‘Hello’) get out of here.
So I just. I think he wants to be more of a woman then a fucking man or gay.
Older Man: it’s a free world isn’t it, it’s up to the general public to choose.
Older Women:
Oh..Oh..
Walks to his house with a case of outfits:
Women:
Now stop shaking, calm down, it’s all in the name of fun remember and we are going to have fun.
Gay boy:
Off we go.
Woman:
Calm down - breath.
Gay boy:
Do you want to see the dress?
I’ll just go and get it.
The alternative carnival queen. Give him a big hand.
People clap he waves
David
Make a bit of noise people I’m the one in the dress.
Interview:
I think the good over row the bad and there was a lot of good and positive comments and I did really enjoy it.
Q so you’re glad you did it?
Yeah I’m really glad I did it. I just don’t want people to think I’m a woman now.
Interview:
My whole outlook on life has totally changed it’s all because I can be me, they thought if they intimidated me then I would back down, but I know I’m stronger then that no ones going to stop me from what I want to do.