I'm a proud gay gypsy – I was shunned for breaking traveller ‘rules' but here's why I'll never turn my back on community
LEAVING school young and putting on a huge, no-expense spared extravagant wedding usually go hand in hand in a traveller's life.
Except for Jessie Jeff, 33, who has totally bucked the trend and is the exact opposite of what you'd expect of a man born and raised within the Romany Gypsy community.
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Romany Gypsy Jessie Jeff's life is a far cry from what those around him expected it to be
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Jessie, pictured with his parents and brother, is gay
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He's openly gay, marrying electrician husband Andy Wilson, 30, in 2022, and the couple even adopted four children under the age of ten...
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LEAVING school young and putting on a huge, no-expense spared extravagant wedding usually go hand in hand in a traveller's life. Except for Jessie Jeff, 33, who has totally bucked the trend and is the exact opposite of what you'd expect of a man born and raised within the Romany Gypsy community. 5 Romany Gypsy Jessie Jeff's life is a far cry from what those around him expected it to be Credit: Supplied 5 Jessie, pictured with his parents and brother, is gay Credit: Supplied He's openly gay, marrying electrician husband Andy Wilson, 30, in 2022, and the couple even adopted four children under the age of ten...
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