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Good question – well back in the gay skin scene at the
early 2009 after many years tender age of 20 , so we
or building up courage to get chatted over the concept
onto he gay scene and and OIFEST was
explore my interest for developed and we set up
BDSM and the gay skin Birmingham Gay skins..
scene, I met some gay skins At this point there were
and we all met in Brighton two existing groups
and I managed to wear the running Manchester Gay
gear out in public for the Skins and a LONDON gay
first time and explore the skin group. Neither of
gay pubs and clubs with my these groups wanted to
mates who had been gay get together to run a
skins for several years. I national event and wanted
loved the weekend and to pursue their own
enjoyed being accepted and localised agenda so we
wearing the gear , and went forward alone on our
getting some nice comments own agenda . WE had
from the general public. This little support at the start
dispelled my worries about and some negative
the fear of being viewed as Attitudes, However
a racist etc… despite the negative we
managed to pull off an
Having enjoyed this amazing weekend
weekend, I was surprised to OIFEST event in
learn that the then scene did November 2009 pulling in
NOT have a real community over 200 gay skins from
as such and this prompted all over , and we proved
me to try to organise the doubters wrong .
something and I said to my After this we decided to
mates that I will try to get roll it out and develop
an annual gay skin meet BGS as a brand and as a
going. I wanted to get a community. The rest is
group going for both young history.
and old alike and discussed
this with my young mate
Mickie who was new to
