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Mathew ✌🏻

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I'm a 41 year old, taken, left handed, ginger who's the G in the alphabet mafia 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️

Instagram: mathewswain

He/Him/His

📍 Widnes, UK 🇬🇧

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Mathew ✌🏻

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2 more sleeps!! 💚🩷
#Wicked
#WickedForGood

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November 18, 2025 at 9:40 PM

Mathew ✌🏻

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Well, that's fun to know 😊
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October 27, 2025 at 11:25 PM

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SpryOldLorax

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Some amazing gay history. Listen up kids.

I'm watching that documentary "Before Stonewall" about gay history
pre-1969, and uncovered something which I think is interesting.

The documentary includes a brief clip of a 1954 televised newscast
about the rise of homosexuality. The host of the program interviewed
psychologists, a police officer, and one "known homosexual". The
"known homosexual" is 22 years old. He identifies himself as Curtis
White, which is a pseudonym; his name is actually Dale Olson.
So I tracked down the newscast. According to what I can find, Dale
Olson may have been the first gay man to appear openly on television
and defend his sexual orientation. He explains that there's nothing
wrong with him mentally and he's never been arrested. When asked
whether he'd take a cure if it existed, he says no. When asked whether
his family knows he's gay, he says that they didn't up until tonight, but
he guesses they're going to find out, and he'll probably be fired from
his job as well. So of course the host is like ... why are you doing this
interview then? and Dale Olson, cool as cucumber pie, says "I think
that this way I can be a little useful to someone besides myself."

1954. 22 years old. Balls of pure titanium.

Despite the pseudonym, Dale's boss did indeed recognize him from
the TV program, and he was promptly fired the next day. He wrote into
ONE magazine six months later to reassure readers that he had gotten
a new job at a higher salary.
Curious about what became of him, I looked into his life a little further.
It turns out that he ultimately became a very successful publicity
agent. He promoted the Rocky movies and Superman. Not only that,
but get this: Dale represented Rock Hudson, and he was the person
who convinced him to disclose that he had AIDS! He wrote the
statement Rock read. And as we know, Rock Hudson's disclosure had
a very significant effect on the national conversation about AIDS in the
U.S.

September 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM

Mathew ✌🏻

@mjs84.bsky.social

"Stop that noise, I can't hear myself die" is such an iconic way to go!
#DowntonAbbeyANewEra

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September 13, 2025 at 7:57 PM

Mathew ✌🏻

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#LetterboxdFriday
#LastFourWatched

August 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM

Mathew ✌🏻

@mjs84.bsky.social

I've met 4 'All Stars' winners now!! 👑
#RuPaulsDragRace
#AllStars
#TrixieMattel #Jimbo #AlyssaEdwards #GingerMinj

July 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM

Mathew ✌🏻

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The N64 turns 29 today!
Post your favourite N64 game.

Goldeneye was the dog's danglies! Played this for hours!

June 24, 2025 at 7:48 AM

Mathew ✌🏻

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My goodness, wedding planning is very stressful. Everything is just so expensive, even when you're not planning on a big event!

At least the cake isn't costing us too much. God bless Costco 😂

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June 19, 2025 at 9:27 AM

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Happy Pride Month 2025 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
Be gay do crow stuff

#pridemonth #pridecrows

June 1, 2025 at 12:38 PM

Mathew ✌🏻

@mjs84.bsky.social

Happy Pride Month 🏳️‍🌈🥕
#Pride #PrideMonth

June 1, 2025 at 1:09 PM

Mathew ✌🏻

@mjs84.bsky.social

Lilo & Stitch opened to $361,200,626 worldwide.
Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning opened to $206,041,120 worldwide.
Both star Hannah Waddingham.
Coincidence? I think not.
Mother.
#LiloAndStitch
#MissionImpossibleTheFinalReckoning

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May 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM

Mathew ✌🏻

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Seeing Kylie with my favourite human last night was the most incredible evening!
#Kylie #TensionTour

May 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM

Mathew ✌🏻

@mjs84.bsky.social

Show your age!

What was number one the day you were born and the day you turned 18.

• Pipes of Peace - Paul McCartney

• More Than A Woman - Aaliyah

May 9, 2025 at 8:54 AM

Mathew ✌🏻

@mjs84.bsky.social

Lovely little afternoon walk, with Greg, in Liverpool today.
#Liverpool

May 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM

Mathew ✌🏻

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Finally hit 1k followers 😊

April 26, 2025 at 9:10 AM

Mathew ✌🏻

@mjs84.bsky.social

Oh yay it's a 4 day Bank Holiday Weekend!
Oh, I'm working 3 out of the 4 days because I work in retail and apparently I'm not allowed to enjoy Easter unless we're actually closed.
Right, ok 🙄
#EasterWeekend
#BankHolidayWeekend
#RetailLife

April 18, 2025 at 10:48 AM