12. Boo la Croux - Bench Talk with Jo Hilditch

Miss Drag Queen UK, Boo la Croux aka Dean Goodwin-Evans, lives in Eardisley with his husband Paul.  They moved here a year before Covid, so that they could house all their  ponies, live with some space in open countryside and settle down to a new life. Our chat today however, is more about the challenges around being gay and practicing Drag in a county that although welcoming to everyone is perhaps not accustomed to the LGBTQ+ community.  Known in the ‘drag’ scene as Boo La Croux, we discuss coming out, what inspires them both, how they enjoy living together in Herefordshire including the challenges that are presented to them in a quiet backwater like Eardisley as well as Paul’s work in a local home for autistic children.  

Listen to these guys talk about their journey, emotional and physical. Dean came out when the Section 28 law was still prevalent and it was prohibited by the government to talk in schools about homosexuality.  This ban was not lifted until 2003 – extraordinary.

Our bench today is at Dean and Paul’s small-holding in Eardisley in the company of Teardrop their mini stallion!

References:

Boo La Croux https://www.facebook.com/boolacroux/   

Talk Community Hereford https://www.talkcommunitydirectory.org 

Hereford Pride https://www.facebook.com/HerefordPride 

NMITE - https://nmite.ac.uk 

Abigails Footsteps - https://www.abigailsfootsteps.co.uk 

Herefordshire Black and White Trail - https://www.blackandwhitetrail.org  or https://www.visitherefordshire.co.uk/see-do/scenic-trails/black-white-villages-trail 

Oakchurch Farm Shop - https://www.oakchurch.net 

Small Breeds Farm - https://www.owlcentre.com 

Visit Herefordshire www.visitherefordshire.co.uk 

Read about the Section 28 law brought in by Margaret Thatcher’s government and not abandoned until 2003 in England - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_28 

Miss Drag Queen UK - https://missdrag.com