The Highlight Issue 13 'Spring into Summer'

“I needed to put it out there and tell the people who I am, what I am and what I love” LF LOCKER ROOM As Pride month is just around the corner, David believes that opening conversations around the LGBTQIA+ community is more important than ever: “We live in a world now where being gay, being trans, being bisexual, being lesbian, being whatever you want to be is normal. We’re getting louder, we’re getting prouder and that’s never going to go away,” he proclaims. which was the best thing that could have happened really!” Sharing candid snippets of his life on social media, David’s platform has become a sounding board for many loyal followers. “I get a lot of people messaging me about their anxiety and self-confidence – not just gay people, but everyone. I really like to help people in that situation because I can relate to it.” Adopting the mantra of his self-proclaimed idol RuPaul of RuPaul’s Drag Race, David’s best piece of advice starts with self-love: “Loving who you are as a person is the most important thing - if you can’t love yourself then how is anyone else going to love you?”