Memories by Abba Swann-Flint
First lesbian civil partnership, Worcester 21/12/0
30 First Civil Partnership in Worcester – 21st December 2005Abba and Meridy were aware that the proposal for civil partnership was going through the Lords, and a year or so later, when it was and when it was announced that civil partnerships were goi...
Planning a baby by egg sharing - 2008
Abba and Meridy subsequently moved to Dudley and have now decided to start a family. They have been attending the Priory Hospital in Birmingham, where IVF advice and treatment can be bought. Their preferred method of treatment is that of egg sharing,...
Meeting through a friend in 2003
Meridy was working in Hereford when she met Abba, who is a chef, through a straight friend who knew that they were both lesbian. “We were chatting and there was a connection, Abba stole my phone number from my friend’s phone and we were texting back ...
Coming out to father's gay friend
Abba began by saying that she knew she was gay and that at 14 years old in 1997. She talked to a gay man who was a friend of her father. He was non judgemental and introduced her to the gay scene in Worcester, which was her home town. She said that t...