You want to hang around here until I come back. So off I went to Gary’s house and lazed around the pool with him for most of the afternoon.Ībout 5pm he piped up and said, “Jules, I’ve got to go football training. It was sweltering hot and he had a pool, so I figured it would be an awesome way to spend a lazy afternoon.

So I rang Gary, my best friend who was a year older then me and asked if I could come round. Couldn’t really share it with any of my mates though as they were all straight as and none had even given an inkling of being interested in me or another man. The last couple of years I had been questioning my sexuality and finding a desire to want to be closer with a man.

Great party with friends but it was the day after and time to relax. I had just turned 16, and it went off with a bang.