Mikey Walsh
Mikey Walsh (born 22 September 1980) a British writer, columnist, and LGBT activist, best known for his series of autobiographical books. Biography. Walsh was brought up to be a bare-knuckle fighter in the Romany Gypsy community, but being gay, he was forced to leave his family and culture in 1996. His earliest and best known interview was for BBC Radio 4's "The Choice" with Michael Buerk where he spoke about his life and what brought him to have to leave his culture. In 2021, he appeared as a guest on Ava Vidal's podcast "Black Woman 's Hour" and "Project Coup" with host Gemma Waldron. In 2014 and 2015, Walsh was added to "The Independent"'s Rainbow List of the most influential British LGBT people. Books. "Gypsy Boy" (2010), Walsh's debut autobiography and UK best-seller. Published by Hodder & Stoughton UK and St. Martin's Press USA. "Gypsy Boy: On the Run" (2011) Walsh's second autobiography and sequel to "Gypsy Boy", also a UK best-seller. Published by Hodder & Stoughton UK and St. Martin's Press USA. The audiobooks for both titles were read by Walsh himself, and published by Audible.com. Film. The film  adaptation of Walsh's first book, "Gypsy Boy", has been in development, produced by Bowery and Bond Films and screenplay adapted by James Graham. X+Y director Morgan Matthews was set to direct, and Benedict Cumberbatch was set to play Walsh's Father. LGBT. Walsh was filmed for the first time to share his coming out story for The Albert Kennedy Trust's winter appeal. Walsh has been featured in "Attitude"'s "Gay Role Models" issue, and has written various guest columns for "Gay Times".