Just joining. About to delete Twitter for all the much-discussed reasons; looking for a more civilized social media platform. Liberal Democrat; accomplished theatre director; political activist; openly gay; author of "Paul for Pete: Politics. Theatre. Life. One Man's Adventures (or, How I Became a Septuagenarian Fanboy)" about my experience volunteering for Pete Buttigieg's 2020 campaign for the Democratic Party presidential nomination (and much more), now in its 4th print run, soon to go global