The Naked Civil Servant (book) The Naked Civil Servant (book) The Naked Civil Servant is the 1968 autobiography of British gay icon Quentin Crisp, adapted into a 1975 film of the same name starring John Hurt. The book began as a 1964 radio interview with Crisp conducted by his friend and fellow eccentric Philip O'Connor. A managing director at Jonathan Cape heard the interview and commissioned the publication. Having sold only 3,500 copies when first released, the book became a success when it was republished following the television movie broadcast. The book contains many anecdotes about Crisp's life from childhood to middle age, including troubles
Gay Uncles Day Gay Uncles Day Gay Uncles Day, also known as Guncles Day, is celebrated on the second Sunday in August. It was first celebrated in the U.S. on a wide scale Sunday August 14, 2016. People celebrate it by posting photos of guncles with nephews and nieces using the hashtag #GunclesDay, #GayUnclesDay or #NationalGunclesDay. The day highlights the diverse range of gay uncles who take care of nephews, nieces and other relatives, the definition of what it means to be ‘family’, and the growing acceptance of their role in today’s society. Gay Uncles Day started as a social media hashtag campaign