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Sep 2016 · Blog
The news bulletin told of a man killed on a Hackney street, among shoppers on a Saturday afternoon. I placed it elsewhere in the borough. My part’s been gentrified: Chatsworth Road has its Sunday…
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You know a man is straight because he tells you. It’s slipped into the first conversation – my wife, my girlfriend, the girl I fancy, he says. For years, a gay man was less…
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Before the chance to get married, gay couples collected a range of anniversaries: the first meeting, the first date, the first bonding, moving in together. James and I clocked our first wedding on February…
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Hackney police tweeted an appeal: ‘“Jack SUSIANTA aged 17, missing from E5. Last seen wearing blue converse T-shirt, green shorts and grey socks. Subject does not have any shoes on and is possibly on…
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