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"My 35th birthday was really special. There were around 150 people and we raved like raving was going out of fashion!" |
I’ve had lots of birthday parties, including an 18th, 21st and a really memorable 19th! My 25th year is most significant. This is when I came out as a lesbian to my best friend and my mother and then moved out of home into a Stonewall hostel, London.Here I made a lot of friends, including many other black lesbians. I had a massive party and slept with a woman for the first time on the night of my 25th birthday party. This was my present to me! My 35th was also really special. There were around 150 people and we raved like raving was going out of fashion!It was a traditional good old fashioned house party. I received so many gifts. My friend performed as a male drag artist as a surprise. Everyone was amazed and screamed. It was a really special night because all of my good friends, who were predominantly black, gay lesbians came. Even one’s who weren’t ‘out’. |
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My mum, aunt, brother and other family members were there also. Everyone had a good time and was talking about it for ages. |
I wanted to keep the party female-orientated. There were 2 female Asian DJs who were sisters. It was their first gig. They played hip-hop, soul, reggae, soca, bashment, and 80s pop - a great mix. They even played some jazz tracks at the end of the night.I don’t drink alcohol but I made special rum Bajan punch!