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The gay scene can be inaccessible for someone who “wobbles and spasms”.

Being part of the male gay scene can be tricky when you “wobble and spasm like I do” says Robert Softley Gale.

The actor with cerebral palsy says there is also a lack of accessibility in "queer" pubs and clubs.

But for now Robert has a big enough challenge putting on tights in his new touring stage show Blanche and Butch, where he plays a drag queen.

Interview by Emma Tracey.

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