Place of residence: London NW6, SE2, SE23

Venues visited: Admiral Duncan, Comptons of Soho, Duke of Wellington, Freedom, G-A-Y Bar, G-A-Y Late, Halfway to Heaven, Heaven / G-A-Y, Ku Leicester Square, Ku Soho, Retro Bar, Rupert Street, The Kings Arms, The Yard, Village, Friendly Society, Barcode, The Edge, The Green Carnation, Lo-Profile, Profile, Shadow Lounge, 79CXR, O Bar, Dalston Superstore, The Glory, East Bloc, George & Dragon, Joiners Arms, Royal Vauxhall Tavern, Barcode Vauxhall, Crash / Union

Dressing up to go out:

Nothing specific 'going out outfit' - if I was going out for dinner, I would just wear the same thing out, unless it was a more formal place for dinner I would wear something that I could wear to a bar afterwards.

If I was going out specifically to a bar or nightclub, I would wear a more casual outfit - t-shirt and jeans for example. I wouldn't really modify my outfit for different venues - if I was out in Soho in the afternoon, in jeans and t-shirt, I would just wear the same thing, I wouldn't come home to change. This isn't related to proximity, I wouldn't go home to change for a night out anyway. I might go to freshen up but not to select a different 'going out' outfit.

Of my friends I used to go out with, I would often be wearing the brightest colours "you're very gay" my friends would say. No patterns, no sequins, just paired with dark jeans, not ripped or anything. Not trainers, but semi-casual shoes, like red Converse, yellow shoes, bright green shoes.

I'm style-agnostic, don't really stand out - most of the places I would go to were the more casual places - never really felt out of place. So if the night took me to a more trendy place like Shadow Lounge or Freedom, I wouldn't not go because of my casual outfit. But if I was going out knowing I was going to this kind of venue, I would probably wear a shirt.

Even though I've liked more colourful and embellished clothes for women, it's not something I've associated with myself or had a desire to wear. These are also more associated with the more feminine stereotype of gay men, which is not something I wanted to portray. I don't choose stuff to make a statement as such, but I like wearing bright colours but that's probably the extent of my flamboyance, but not materials or embellishments.

Black Cap, Ghetto - I used to go quite a lot; I liked the crowd in places like Comptons and Duke of Wellington, but I preferred the music in places like G-A-Y.