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Horse was already quite the performer in her school years; she made various appearances in school concerts. It wasn’t her only venture into the arts though. Next to her music, Horse would also draw and paint and was determined to go to art school and even prepared to set up her portfolio.

Find out more about the life and career of UK singer/songwriter Alison Goldfrapp.

Fabienne is not your average 22-year-old. She is not only quite diverse in her music (alternative pop), but also in her choice of pets.

I admire the combination of drive, ability and kindness. I met Heather Scanlon at the ‘track and field’ field in the glaring sun. I’d watched her receive her third medal at this year’s Gay Games. Bronze for spear throwing, silver for shut put and now silver for hammer throw.

There is more to the Gay Games than sports. Here to prove that statement are DJanes Kitty Atomic and Miss Stereo. They rocked the Women Place and were kind enough to grand me a few minutes of their time to answer some questions about being a female DJ, playing for the gays and living your life the way you want to.

It's one of the few categories a lot of women compete in; track and field. It is comprised of sports like javelin throwing, the high jump and—what we came to see yesterday; track. Our favorite of the day; Martje Hoekmeijer. She was born in the Netherlands and ran track professionally until four years ago. Yesterday she ran the final and we caught up with her.

When Dia Huizinga was 18 years old she moved to Amsterdam and studied English and Dutch before she became part of the formation Drieklankpoëzie (‘Three Tone Poetry’) as a performance poet in the eighties.

Born during the forming of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949, Maren Kroymann has never made it a secret that she is a lesbian.

Charlotte Mendelson is ‘one’ half of a couple, her partner is fellow out writer Joanna Briscoe and together they have two children and live in North London.

My next literary ‘conquest’ will be Joanna Briscoe, a Londoner, and author of Sleep With Me, a 2005 novel about dark secrets and infidelity. ITV thought it was perfect material and broadcasted the screenplay adaptation of Andrew Davies over Christmas 2009.