Who is david hoyle

From until David Hoyle was Dean of Bristol. Dr Hoyle has a particular interest in theological education. He is a published author with recent books about ministry and doctrine. He also has wide experience in school governance. In his ministry in Bristol, he was drawn into the debate about the legacy of transatlantic slavery, into charity governance and into issues of social justice.

He served as Chair of the College of Deans from until and was closely involved in conversations about the governance and management of cathedrals. His interests include literature, art and walking. Designed by. How challenging have you found it? DH: Horrible.

Because you might not have a lot of intimate relations and friendships, it kind of forces you to look at your life — the price that you paid, basically. NL: What did you try to fill that emptiness with? Could you fill it with anything? DH: Really by churning out pictures and doing as much art as possible — I was working on my collages just prior to you phoning, actually. A friend of mine in Manchester is very kindly going to open his flat up and exhibit my work alongside work by Lee Baxter.

Everything I do, really, is a displacement activity or some form of catharsis. If you grew up being different in the 60s and 70s, as I did, you were completely persona non grata. And it did feel like quite a historic moment for me. DH: Yes, I did. That leads to real feelings of alienation and isolation. And unfortunately, I have internalised a lot of this negativity. Quite the opposite: we should speak and we should express ourselves and we should not let our oppressors win.

NL: It must be incredibly gratifying, then, when someone like Travis Alabanza names you as a major inspiration. People can end up in debt. DH: Definitely — and drag should be accessible. Look at pioneers like Holestar who are operating in the drag world now, and look at the drag kings.