Calum McSwiggan

Calum McSwiggan
McSwiggan in November 2017
Personal information
Born Calum McSwiggan
(1990-05-21) May 21, 1990
Nottingham, England
Nationality British
Website https://youtube.com/eatgaylove
YouTube information
Channel
Years active 2013-present
Genre LGBT+ lifestyle
Subscribers 82,000 subscribers
(28 August 2018)
Total views 8.1 million views
(28 August 2018)

Calum McSwiggan (born 21 May 1990) is a British online personality, YouTube content creator, writer, radio presenter and LGBT+ advocate who has reached over 200,000 followers across his social media platforms.[1][2] McSwiggan is most known for creating educational content around LGBT+ issues, mental health, and sex and relationships.[3][4][5] He began creating YouTube videos in late 2013 and began presenting The Calum McSwiggan Show on Fubar Radio in 2017.[6] He currently resides in London, United Kingdom.

Personal life

McSwiggan was born in Nottingham and grew up in Derbyshire. He attended the University of Derby where he graduated with a first class honours degree in Creative Writing. After graduating, he lived abroad for several years working as an English teacher in Italy, Spain, Switzerland and Germany. He also spent some time living and working in an animal sanctuary in Thailand where his main responsibilities were to raise and care for tiger cubs. In 2013 he moved to London to work for the HIV charity organisation Terrence Higgins Trust before becoming self-employed as a writer, presenter, and LGBT+ advocate in 2018.[7][8][9] Although McSwiggan is currently single, he was once in a six year long relationship and engaged.[10]

Career

YouTube

McSwiggan began creating YouTube videos in September 2013 and was shortlisted as a finalist for Lastminute.com's nationwide search for a travel blogger later that year.[11] McSwiggan collaborated with LGBT+ charity organisation Switchboard (UK) in June 2015 to support their relaunch with a series of videos featuring notable LGBT+ celebrities including Tom Daley, George Takei, and Matt Lucas.[12][13][14] In 2016 McSwiggan co-produced an award-winning documentary on mental health[15][16] and in 2017 his Love Happens Here video was awarded best LGBT+ short film at Buffer Festival in Toronto.[17] McSwiggan also worked with Netflix on a mental health campaign following the release of 13 Reasons Why,[18] and with 20th Century Fox to promote their LGBT+ movie Love, Simon with a photoshoot and series of film screenings across the UK.[19] McSwiggan frequently collaborates with other YouTube stars including Hannah Witton, Doug Armstrong (YouTuber), and Alex Bertie, and is very vocal about issues that affect the YouTube community.[20][21][22][23]

Writing

McSwiggan began his writing career by becoming editor of the University of Derby student magazine in 2008, and by publishing his first piece of work in the prose and poetry anthology What We Wrote.[24] He went on to write freelance for LGBT+ publications including Gay Times and Attitude Magazine. He also wrote a number of articles for LGBT+ charities Stonewall (charity) and Terrence Higgins Trust. McSwiggan began writing his own blog in 2011 where he documented his experiences of travelling solo as a gay man, he contributed a number of sections to Hannah Witton's sex education book Doing It,[25] and he signed to literary agent Diamond Kahn & Woods in 2017. He is currently working on his first book.[26]

Radio & Podcasts

McSwiggan currently presents The Calum McSwiggan Show on Fubar Radio. The show, which is also available as a podcast, has featured notable LGBT+ guests including Munroe Bergdorf, Charlie Condou and Juno Dawson. The Calum McSwiggan Show has a commitment to LGBT+ talent and exclusively plays music from LGBT+ artists.[27] McSwiggan has also spoken about a number of LGBT+ issues on many stations including Gaydio and BBC Radio 2 and co-presented an episode of BBC Radio 4's Gay Britannia.[28] McSwiggan also took part in a 24 hour live radio broadcast for UN Women.[29][30]

References

  1. ↑ "Calum McSwiggan - DKW Literary Agency". dkwlitagency.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  2. ↑ "Calum McSwiggan Profile | CMC 2018 | The Children's Media Conference (CMC)". The Children's Media Conference (CMC). Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  3. ↑ Hautea, April. "Sex-positive YouTubers are giving kids the sex talks we wish we'd had". Mashable. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  4. ↑ "Resources we love". sexplain uk. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  5. ↑ Dredge, Stuart (2018-07-05). "Sex education and children: 'It's not harmful to talk about sex!'". Medium. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  6. ↑ "Calum McSwiggan". FUBAR Radio. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  7. ↑ "Calum McSwiggan - DKW Literary Agency". dkwlitagency.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  8. ↑ "How Much Do Influencers Really Earn? It's Complicated..." Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  9. ↑ "'Gay YouTubers like Tyler Oakley and Calum McSwiggan have changed LGBT people's lives!' - Guys Like U". Guys Like U. 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  10. ↑ "Calum McSwiggan Engaged, Breakup With Ex Fiance". Clevver. 2016-09-30. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  11. ↑ "Derby Graduate In Running To Be Crowned Spontaneity Champion".
  12. ↑ "Calum McSwiggan Announces LGBT Collaboration Month – TenEighty — YouTube News, Features, and Interviews". teneightymagazine.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  13. ↑ "Celebs reveal their LGBT heroes for Switchboard". Attitude.co.uk. 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  14. ↑ "LGBT+ celebrities shout about their LGBT heroes | Gscene Gay Magazine - What's on in Gay / LGBT Brighton". Gscene Gay Magazine - What's on in Gay / LGBT Brighton. 2015-06-29. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  15. ↑ "MHAW: Watch Calum McSwiggan overcome hardships and depression in new documentary - Gay Times". Gay Times. 2016-05-16. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  16. ↑ "Calum McSwiggan Talks About New Documentary – TenEighty — YouTube News, Features, and Interviews". teneightymagazine.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  17. ↑ "Buffer Festival 2017: Recap – TenEighty — YouTube News, Features, and Interviews". teneightymagazine.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  18. ↑ "Netflix UK | 13 Reasons Why Mental Health Campaign". Netflix. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  19. ↑ "20th Century Fox UK | Calum McSwiggan Takes Part in Love Simon Photoshoot". 20th Century Fox. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  20. ↑ Rosney, Daniel; Rahman-Jones, Imran; Mosanya, Lola (2017-10-31). "YouTuber Calum McSwiggan slams 'money-grabbing' Hello World Live event organisers - BBC Newsbeat". BBC Newsbeat. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  21. ↑ "YouTube star Calum McSwiggan calls on site to stop censoring LGBT+ videos". Attitude.co.uk. 2017-03-20. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  22. ↑ "YouTube Filtering Draws Ire of Gay and Transgender Creators". Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  23. ↑ "Alfie wears Zoella's knickers to show #WeStandWithZoe". Digital Spy. 2016-03-24. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  24. ↑ Williams, Laura, ed. (2010-01-26). What We Wrote: An Anthology Of Poetry And Prose From The Students Of The University Of Derby. Fabia Kerr. AuthorHouse. ISBN 9781449058029.
  25. ↑ "Book - Hannah Witton". Hannah Witton. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  26. ↑ "Calum McSwiggan - DKW Literary Agency". dkwlitagency.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  27. ↑ "Calum McSwiggan Talks FUBAR Radio Show – TenEighty — YouTube News, Features, and Interviews". teneightymagazine.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  28. ↑ ""I've heard a lot of bad coming out stories", Gay Britannia - BBC Radio 4 Extra". BBC. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  29. ↑ "24 Hour Live Broadcast for #HeForShe Arts Week". FUBAR Radio. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  30. ↑ "HeForShe London Arts Week | Artists". HeForShe London Arts Week. Retrieved 2018-08-28.

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