Born in 1945 and educated to post-graduate level with first degrees in Law, English and Education (x2).  My doctoral thesis was a sociological study of the Acquisition of Culture.  I was married (now divorced) and have three sons and a granddaughter.

I have lived in South Africa with my life-partner, David, since 2004 and I am Secretary of the Eastern Cape Gay & Lesbian Association.  Much of the work we do is concerned with Counselling and Wellness, particularly the ongoing wellness of those exposed to the Human Immunodefficiency Virus (HIV).