Born in Manila, lived in Melbourne, settled in London, now a UK citizen, always a party animal, foodie, once a chef, now Assistant General Manager at Lilienblum
'A driver called me a fat f*gg*t. It wouldn't happen today'
In the latest episode of our Hidden Voices podcast,
@TheBishF1
recounts his experiences of being an openly gay man in the
#F1
paddock and his hopes for LGBTQ+ representation in motorsport:
ICYMI on Monday, here's my new
@Openly
blog about my journey from being the only gay in the
#F1
village 25 years ago, branded "fat faggot" by a now-retired driver who shall not be named, to the much happier situation
#LGBTQ
+ F1 personnel enjoy today. (1/3)
I tweeted this four years ago! Since my husband
@TheBishF1
is now
@AstonMartinF1
’s Chief Communications Officer, I’d better get used to green instead of pink! 💚
#OnThisDay
1 year ago the first ever
#WSeries
#FP1
&
#FP2
were held, at Hockenheim. This pic, taken by Matthias Hangst, reminds me of the sense of exhausted achievement we all felt that day. Looking at it makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up in fact.
#RethinkRacing
Well, for me, personally, what a decade that was. I met Angel Bautista in March 2010, in Melbourne, & he & I now live very happily together in London, having been married in August 2015, same-sex nuptials having been legalised in England in July 2013. (1/2)
THREAD: A number of people have asked me, as a gay man happily married to another gay man, whether I have an issue with
#WSeries
staging a race in Russia next year. Well, I worked in
#F1
for more than 20 years, often visiting countries whose record on
#LGBTQ
rights was poor.(1/6)
Nice tweet by my husband Angel
#OnThisDay
5 years ago. One of the first things I'll be doing once
#Lockdown
restrictions are lifted is giving our '67 Corvette a spin in the sunshine☀️.
#AnorakFact
: I've fitted correct Kelsey Hayes knock-off wheel centres since this pic was taken!