Blurred lines
Challenging gender stereotypes (and looking fierce while doing so) Wesley Spencer, 25, opens up about toxicity within the gay community — and why it is rear-ly important to love the skin you’re in
As told to Thomas Stichbury
Photography Francisco Gomez de Villaboa
You know the line between male and female? I am that line. I wouldn’t say it is masculine or feminine; it’s the perfect mix of both.
I hate the term ‘dressing up’ – you dress up for Halloween, or you dress up for an event – whereas I just wear what I want to wear. If anything, it’s whatever makes me feel sexy. I want to leave the house thinking, I wonder how many compliments I’m going to get on my outfit today. It sounds quite vain, but random people come up to me all the time.
I live in Stratford, in east London, and if I go out of the house wearing heels and a tight dress, I get loads of looks. It’s not necessarily always complimentary, people staring and stuff, but I feed off it. It gives me a kick and I love it.