David, The King of Kemptown
@davidbtn2.bsky.social
Welsh, Brightonian, London librarian (and writer). The G & Q in LGBTQ+ (he/him) and the first King of Kemptown 🤴
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In love with this evocative photo of outside the Atlantic House Bar in Provincetown, 1993.
The flirty, babbling chatter. The muted beats of the club. The smell of the heat of a warm summer's night. That little guy in the black vest with his cute porn star tache 💕
Credit: David Jarrett
The flirty, babbling chatter. The muted beats of the club. The smell of the heat of a warm summer's night. That little guy in the black vest with his cute porn star tache 💕
Credit: David Jarrett
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NHS Sussex, and specifically, Stephen Pike, Laura Robertson, and Amy Galea are committing multiple cases of GBH, via medical battery. Pass it on…
Please help me get this story out to a wider audience.
Please share everywhere.
northwestbylines.co.uk/news/health/...
Please share everywhere.
northwestbylines.co.uk/news/health/...
Is NHSE forcing young people to detransition?
The minutes of a meeting, leaked to NWBylines, strongly indicate NHSE does not want the prescribing of puberty blockers at WellBN to continue
northwestbylines.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
NHS Sussex, and specifically, Stephen Pike, Laura Robertson, and Amy Galea are committing multiple cases of GBH, via medical battery. Pass it on…
Still one of my finest works 😂
November 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Still one of my finest works 😂
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Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
November 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
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Those of you who know me well know that I prefer to be constructive and educational wherever possible.
Yesterday I encountered the use of bigoted terms. I wrote about this earlier in the year.
Here’s an update. 0/41
Yesterday I encountered the use of bigoted terms. I wrote about this earlier in the year.
Here’s an update. 0/41
November 29, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Those of you who know me well know that I prefer to be constructive and educational wherever possible.
Yesterday I encountered the use of bigoted terms. I wrote about this earlier in the year.
Here’s an update. 0/41
Yesterday I encountered the use of bigoted terms. I wrote about this earlier in the year.
Here’s an update. 0/41
Interesting... Only just noticed this difference. Given the attention to detail, this has to have been intentional.
November 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Interesting... Only just noticed this difference. Given the attention to detail, this has to have been intentional.
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You can be on the side of Rowling, Putin and Trump, or you can be on the side of, you know, normal cool people.
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
Sugababes, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Wolf Alice and more to play all-star charity concert for trans rights
Organised by Olly Alexander and the Mighty Hoopla festival to ‘fight back against the politics of fear and exclusion’, Trans Mission will take place at Wembley Arena in March
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
You can be on the side of Rowling, Putin and Trump, or you can be on the side of, you know, normal cool people.
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
Jack Osborne regaling the jungle camp with tales of his appalling family and the others are like ‘awww’ 😬
a close up of a man 's face with #schitts creek written on the bottom right
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with #schitts creek written on the bottom right
media.tenor.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Jack Osborne regaling the jungle camp with tales of his appalling family and the others are like ‘awww’ 😬
One of my favourite, very random, very brief, non-spoilery bits of 'Wicked: For Good' was the flying squirrel towards the end 😂
a close up of a person 's hand with red nail polish on their nails
ALT: a close up of a person 's hand with red nail polish on their nails
media.tenor.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
One of my favourite, very random, very brief, non-spoilery bits of 'Wicked: For Good' was the flying squirrel towards the end 😂
This is where we are with these dolts…
And we’re the snowflakes 🙄
And we’re the snowflakes 🙄
A man who claimed that Pride-themed materials at a NatWest branch in Herne Bay, Kent caused him “severe psychological distress” has lost his legal battle against the bank.
NatWest wins legal battle against customer who claimed ‘Pride Flag Phobia’
A man who claimed that Pride-themed materials at a NatWest branch in Herne Bay, Kent caused him “severe psychological distress” has lost his legal battle against the bank.
Mark Jennings, from Edinbur...
www.scenemag.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM
This is where we are with these dolts…
And we’re the snowflakes 🙄
And we’re the snowflakes 🙄
Posted this the other day not realising he's making money off inciting violence now it's been approved by the court system.
Well, I say making money. Are even the most rabid GCs going to be spening £26 on this shite?
Actually, they probably will 🙄
Pathetic.
Well, I say making money. Are even the most rabid GCs going to be spening £26 on this shite?
Actually, they probably will 🙄
Pathetic.
November 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Posted this the other day not realising he's making money off inciting violence now it's been approved by the court system.
Well, I say making money. Are even the most rabid GCs going to be spening £26 on this shite?
Actually, they probably will 🙄
Pathetic.
Well, I say making money. Are even the most rabid GCs going to be spening £26 on this shite?
Actually, they probably will 🙄
Pathetic.
Breaking my no mince pies before December rule tonight 😂
a woman says " the year of living dangerously " while wearing a pink shirt
ALT: a woman says " the year of living dangerously " while wearing a pink shirt
media.tenor.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Breaking my no mince pies before December rule tonight 😂
Oh wow! Fabulous! 💕
An extraordinary thing, this.
A line up of stars performing at Wembley Arena to show their love and solidarity with the trans community and in aid of Good Law Project and Not A Phase.
Register now for tickets.
www.transmissionlive.uk
A line up of stars performing at Wembley Arena to show their love and solidarity with the trans community and in aid of Good Law Project and Not A Phase.
Register now for tickets.
www.transmissionlive.uk
Trans Mission - Wednesday 11th March
Mighty Hoopla and Olly Alexander team up for a Trans Mission: an all-star solidarity concert for the trans community at OVO Arena Wembley
www.transmissionlive.uk
November 28, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Oh wow! Fabulous! 💕
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts 🎵🎵🎵
Kylie (Brighton Pride)
Kate Bush
Sleeping at Last
Madonna (Girlie Show)
Tina Turner
Kylie (Brighton Pride)
Kate Bush
Sleeping at Last
Madonna (Girlie Show)
Tina Turner
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts 🎵🎵🎵
-Idina Menzel
-Steps
-Vintage Trouble
-Lady GaGa
-Nashville Cast
-Idina Menzel
-Steps
-Vintage Trouble
-Lady GaGa
-Nashville Cast
November 27, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts 🎵🎵🎵
Kylie (Brighton Pride)
Kate Bush
Sleeping at Last
Madonna (Girlie Show)
Tina Turner
Kylie (Brighton Pride)
Kate Bush
Sleeping at Last
Madonna (Girlie Show)
Tina Turner
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Jonathan Bailey is not only *officially* the sexiest man alive, he is now this year’s box office champion.
For years the wisdom was that you couldn’t be a movie star if you were openly gay - audiences wouldn’t respond to you, studios wouldn’t book you.
Bailey has shattered that myth!
For years the wisdom was that you couldn’t be a movie star if you were openly gay - audiences wouldn’t respond to you, studios wouldn’t book you.
Bailey has shattered that myth!
Jonathan Bailey Is The Highest-Grossing Box Office Star Of 2025 - IN Magazine
The out actor starred in both Jurassic World: Rebirth and Wicked: For Good in 2025.
inmagazine.ca
November 27, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Jonathan Bailey is not only *officially* the sexiest man alive, he is now this year’s box office champion.
For years the wisdom was that you couldn’t be a movie star if you were openly gay - audiences wouldn’t respond to you, studios wouldn’t book you.
Bailey has shattered that myth!
For years the wisdom was that you couldn’t be a movie star if you were openly gay - audiences wouldn’t respond to you, studios wouldn’t book you.
Bailey has shattered that myth!
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
You just died. The sixth picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
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November 27, 2025 at 9:15 AM
You just died. The sixth picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
👀
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I've been thinking a lot about the impact being a published author has on our self-image, so I wrote about it in my latest newsletter. It led me to think more broadly about who is considered 'marketable' in publishing. You can check it out here:
tawseefkhan.substack.com/p/on-appeara...
tawseefkhan.substack.com/p/on-appeara...
On Appearances
And The Thing Nobody Tells You About Publishing
tawseefkhan.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:47 AM
I've been thinking a lot about the impact being a published author has on our self-image, so I wrote about it in my latest newsletter. It led me to think more broadly about who is considered 'marketable' in publishing. You can check it out here:
tawseefkhan.substack.com/p/on-appeara...
tawseefkhan.substack.com/p/on-appeara...
First he gets a pass to threaten/libel people, and now he gets a pass to damage their property.
He'll take this as a win, but as he's his own worst enemy, it's only a matter of time before he does something truly awful because he thinks he's been given permission.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
He'll take this as a win, but as he's his own worst enemy, it's only a matter of time before he does something truly awful because he thinks he's been given permission.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Graham Linehan cleared of harassing trans activist but guilty of damaging phone
Comedy writer Graham Linehan
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 11:23 AM
First he gets a pass to threaten/libel people, and now he gets a pass to damage their property.
He'll take this as a win, but as he's his own worst enemy, it's only a matter of time before he does something truly awful because he thinks he's been given permission.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
He'll take this as a win, but as he's his own worst enemy, it's only a matter of time before he does something truly awful because he thinks he's been given permission.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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“I would never ever do it in a hurtful or insulting way”
Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
@itvnewspolitics.bsky.social
Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
@itvnewspolitics.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
“I would never ever do it in a hurtful or insulting way”
Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
@itvnewspolitics.bsky.social
Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
@itvnewspolitics.bsky.social
For better or worse, that Naked Gun is THE funniest movie in this list says everything 😬
The Life of Brian is not in the list… THE LIFE OF BRIAN!!!!
PADDINGTON 2? Not in the list!
SINGING IN THE RAIN? nope!
THE LEGO MOVIE? Denied!
What the hell, Variety?!
PADDINGTON 2? Not in the list!
SINGING IN THE RAIN? nope!
THE LEGO MOVIE? Denied!
What the hell, Variety?!
It is imposdible to make a Top 100 list everyone agrees with…
BUT THIS LIST IS SO WRONG!!!!
variety.com/lists/best-c...
BUT THIS LIST IS SO WRONG!!!!
variety.com/lists/best-c...
November 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
For better or worse, that Naked Gun is THE funniest movie in this list says everything 😬
Oh yes please! 😂😂😂
What carols do we reckon?
(An all) White Christmas
O Come All Ye Faithful (no, not you)
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (on temporary working visa only)
I Saw Three Ships (and sent them right back to where they came from)
What carols do we reckon?
(An all) White Christmas
O Come All Ye Faithful (no, not you)
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (on temporary working visa only)
I Saw Three Ships (and sent them right back to where they came from)
November 24, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Oh yes please! 😂😂😂
What carols do we reckon?
(An all) White Christmas
O Come All Ye Faithful (no, not you)
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (on temporary working visa only)
I Saw Three Ships (and sent them right back to where they came from)
What carols do we reckon?
(An all) White Christmas
O Come All Ye Faithful (no, not you)
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (on temporary working visa only)
I Saw Three Ships (and sent them right back to where they came from)
This is lovely 💕
Jonathan Bailey goes on to Seth Meyers to promote 'Wicked: For Good', then spends most of the interview promoting his childhood friend, Kit Buchan's, musical 'Two Strangers' (which is one of my top 5 musicals ever).
youtu.be/35Xioi0vjKI?...
Jonathan Bailey goes on to Seth Meyers to promote 'Wicked: For Good', then spends most of the interview promoting his childhood friend, Kit Buchan's, musical 'Two Strangers' (which is one of my top 5 musicals ever).
youtu.be/35Xioi0vjKI?...
Jonathan Bailey Couldn’t Stop Crying Seeing His Niece Watch Wicked: For Good
YouTube video by Late Night with Seth Meyers
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
This is lovely 💕
Jonathan Bailey goes on to Seth Meyers to promote 'Wicked: For Good', then spends most of the interview promoting his childhood friend, Kit Buchan's, musical 'Two Strangers' (which is one of my top 5 musicals ever).
youtu.be/35Xioi0vjKI?...
Jonathan Bailey goes on to Seth Meyers to promote 'Wicked: For Good', then spends most of the interview promoting his childhood friend, Kit Buchan's, musical 'Two Strangers' (which is one of my top 5 musicals ever).
youtu.be/35Xioi0vjKI?...
A movie that takes place where you’re from.
A literally grew up looking at said hill/mountain 💕
A literally grew up looking at said hill/mountain 💕
November 23, 2025 at 6:49 PM
A movie that takes place where you’re from.
A literally grew up looking at said hill/mountain 💕
A literally grew up looking at said hill/mountain 💕
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