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Issue 1: December 2017

HIDDEN IDENTITY OF COMING OUT

AS A GAY BOOTED SKINHEAD...

by Tony Vernon

iving in a world of a stereo type
society trying to fit in and be
Lan individual was the hardest
challenge for me to break that wall and
come through the other side was a
challenge with in it self of the negativity
of many and who judge the booted
look from past stigma of past issues
of nazi racist and so on my little story
of how I pushed my self to we’re I am
today.. my name is Tony at the time of
coming out at the age of 44 took guts
and inner strength to wear the gear
and had personal issues on the way
my first challenge was wearing the
boots with jeans with turn ups was
hard at the start with people looking
laughing calling out nasty
comments just made it hard from
others to wich didn’t no me or
understand to why I liked the look it
was just something that did it for me
in a good way I pushed harder against
negative comments and pushed my self
to wear the tops shirts and braces to wich
was a part of the look... I met many on
fb who are on this scene even in groups
of the booted world to help recognize my
identity give me courage to were i an today
I’m proud that I stand out from the rest I
have my own personal look to wich I have
many followers on Fb who like woe they
see have helped many on there way to to
get there boots on and stand proud...
my family at the time lived in Brighton in
the 60s my father was a boover boy to
whom wore the gear for as long as he
could till his life changed... the strong
standing look of a skin in boots the attitude
it gives the strength to stand tall and proud
with no fear of others is a look that
continues to Day in the skin gay boot world
the music ska and so on all so has a part
on this code from past that continues today
we are none racist we encourage peace for
future generations Boots and braces don’t
make us racists... this is just a small part of
my coming out I could delve much more in
to my experiences and in future il gladly put
my thoughts down on paper but this is just
a small over view of my coming out today
I stand proud today I’m more stronger than
ever more confidant with my self to stand
proud you watch my back il watch yours
that’s we boot boys do we look out for
each other.
Oi oi to all!
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