Kevin Maxwell

Writer and advocate

JUNE 2014 ~ An Important Life Month

JUNE 2014, will be one of the most important months in My Life. Tomorrow, I begin my third employment trial against the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis fighting for my rights against race, sexual orientation and disability discrimination. Five years to the month (29 June 2009), I became seriously unwell with reactive depression because of…

Interception of my Communication

Today, I received a letter from my Member of Parliament Emily Thornberry – the Shadow Attorney General, for the Opposition. Attached, was a letter to her about me from James Brokenshire MP, the British Immigration and Security Minister. This is because recently, it came to light that it seems in continually trying to find ways to discredit me…

Away In A Pret A Manger

Recently, I tweeted “NOT the best Customer Service from @Pret today, but, there’s still time …” after visiting one of their Central London stores. I mainly tweeted because I left Starbucks (and later, Caffe Nero) moving over to Pret, because the former’s service has become sloppy and the latter’s I like the style and concept of.…

Labels … Being Mentally Disabled

I’m actually quite passionate about the non-use of labels, believe it or not, as we are all human beings. But, I live in the real world and know that labels can be and are important. Especially when, you are fighting race, sex and/or disability discrimination. In the year 2014, I am a gay man who identifies as…

My HIV Test …

If you’ve ever read my blog before, you will know that NO subject is taboo for me – from racism to homophobia, mental health to physical health like that of cancer to challenging corruption. So with this, I wanted to raise awareness and share my experience of having a HIV Test. Something, I recommend to all who…