Chippenham’s youngest ever mayor, Declan Baseley, is far from the typical mayor you would expect in the rural Wiltshire town. ‘I think I first realised I was gay when I was 16 years old but it wasn’t until I was 17'.
‘I’ve not faced abuse or persecution for my sexuality and I want everyone to eventually live in a society where everyone is treated equally no matter their sexuality.’Declan, who was born in Chippenham and has lived in the town his whole life, says he has a ‘deep rooted’ connection to the town which he’s ‘enormously proud’ of.
While the role of mayor is apolitical, the young man emphasised his wish for those who are young and LGBTQ+ to enter local politics and focus on what they are passionate about. ‘As suffragettes and civil rights activists paved the way for other groups to hold public office, I hope people like me even at the local level encourage young LGBTQ+ people into politics.Declan discussed what pride represents to him in the past and how it has shaped his current understanding of LGBTQ+ rights.
‘We live in a safer and less judgemental society where pride is now about a celebration of identity and sexuality.‘But Pride throughout history has taught us that achieving equality for gay people has not been a smooth process.Despite being mayor since only May 17, it has been a jam-packed schedule for Declan.
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