Del Boy never marries. He has had many girlfriends, a fact that is the subject of numerous sarcastic comments by Rodney. He finally meets his partner Raquel Turner (whom he calls his "significant other") in the 1988 special "Dates". Del's mother Joan dies on 12 March 1964, apparently after a long string of illnesses. His lazy father Reginald leaves three months later (on Del's 16th birthday), taking most of their money and even Del's birthday cake. This leaves the teenage Del as the family's sole breadwinner, looking after his grandfather and Rodney, his half-brother who was born around thirteen years after him
Raquel Willis about killing trans women during an interview. Willis designed the Black Trans Flag, a variation on the Transgender Pride Flag with a black instead of white stripe across the middle. Willis' writings have appeared in publications including "The Huffington Post", "BuzzFeed", and "Autostraddle". She also hosted "The BGD Podcast with Raquel Willis." In December 2018, Willis was appointed as executive editor of "Out" magazine, becoming the first trans woman to take on a leadership position at that publication. Raquel Willis Raquel Willis is an African American writer, editor, and transgender rights activist. She is a former national organizer for the