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Dafydd made sure that none of the other residents of Llandewi Breffi heard about a gay rugby match between them and the residents of another village. Even the Captain from the opposing team stated that he knew that there were other gay residents otherwise. His fellow patrons then expressed their disappointment at not knowing as they would love to have played in the game. Oftentimes, LGBTQ+ people are faced with what can feel like an obligation to move to the city to find community, but this fails to consider the inaccessibility of cities for many. At Myfanwy's civil partnership to another woman, Rhiannon, Dafydd expressed disgust about their plans to adopt, which highly annoyed them both. As to how the now iconic moves that go with the chorus of the song came about, the band members themselves have mildly differing stories as to the origin, though in all cases it would seem it was an audience inspired set of moves, rather than originally planned. For example, Randy Jones states,

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When Dafydd discovered that many of the people at ' The Scarecrow and Mrs King' were homosexual or bisexual following the aforementioned rugby match, he left the pub, stating his intentions to leave the village saying how disgusting he thought they were.

Whilst Dafydd can be shown to be friendly and civil at times, he loses his temper and gets angry quite frequently. He is also known to be very dramatic especially about his sexuality. Dafydd, of course, likes to put emphasis on his homosexuality and will bring it up at any opportunity. Despite this, Dafydd does not like to socialise with gay people, doesn't catch on when people are gay or get involved in homosexual activities. They are literally building houses with the nuclear family in mind; there are no living options for any queer, non-nuclear or alternative family set-up. They assume that wouldn’t exist”, they share. “And even if I could move from the city and afford it, I would not want to live in a bungalow in the middle of nowhere because people knowing where I live isn’t safe. If it hasn’t been safe for me in London, it definitely won’t be safe there.” Since the show ended in 2005, the sketch has gained a lot of criticism for its less than complimentary portrayal of gay men. I did go to one group that was a lesbian, gay, and bisexual group organised by a youth worker”, says Tiiva, a non-binary muscian who grew up in the Lake District and is now based in London. “Five or six of us would meet in Costa and it was amazing but very informal.” Ariel Y. Ariel Y. J Homosex. 2007;52(3-4):91-109. doi: 10.1300/J082v52n03_05. J Homosex. 2007. PMID: 17594973We didn’t start as a gay group, and not everyone in the group was gay — that’s an incorrect notion… The Village People was a mixture of ethnicity, races, lifestyles, sexualities, sexual orientations, it was a true village. It was a mixture of everything… In a retrospective of the song’s genesis and eventual success, the aforementioned Randy Jones expanded upon this story, stating:

He hypocritically accuses people of being homophobe's, when he is the one who makes blatantly homophobic comments. Daffyd constantly attempts to draw attention to himself, even when the situation at hand has absolutely nothing to do with him.Hodo would further ring in on of the song, “Y.M.C.A. certainly has a gay origin. That’s what Jacques was thinking when he wrote it, because our first album [1977’s Village People] was possibly the gayest album ever. I mean, look at us. We were a gay group. So was the song written to celebrate gay men at the YMCA? Yes. Absolutely. And gay people love it.” One of Dafydd's hairdressers said that a new colleague of hers was gay, which Dafydd denied. Upon meeting the man, he claimed that it was still "To early to tell" and when the pair saw him kissing another man, Dafydd claimed it was merely the mans brother. Daffyd Thomas has been the subject of much debate amongst the Little Britain fandom. Throughout the shows running, Daffyd always claimed that he was both homosexual and "the only gay in the village". Just like the residents of Llandewi Breffi, fans know for a fact that the latter statement is clearly not true. Instead, they question the validity of Daffyd's homosexual claims. Many fans have pointed to several of Daffyd's noticeable traits and actions, which, in their opinion, contradict his homosexual claims. These include; - In further later efforts to get rid of any lesbians as well, Vice Admiral Joseph S. Donnell issued a memo noting how these women could be identified. To quote him, “Experience has shown that the stereotypical female homosexual in the Navy is hard-working, career-oriented, willing to put in long hours on the job and among the command’s top professionals…” (We can’t make this stuff up.) Dafydd frequently likes to portray himself as a victim of society, acting as if he is living in an age where gay people are not tolerated. In reality, though, much of his "grief" is self-inflicted and in retrospect, Dafydd is not a very nice man. Whilst the rest of the village is shown to be very open and friendly towards him, Dafydd will often treat them with extreme hostility (especially from Season 2 onwards). Whenever anyone tries to interact with him Dafydd will act as if these innocent people made a homophobic remark about him. If anybody tries to get close to or help Dafydd, his behaviour often enrages and drives them away.

As such Dafydd appears to have very few friends outside his family, with the exception of his barmaid Myfanwy, who he later discovers is a lesbian. He is also shown to be very selfish and lazy. I’ve wanted to go to Pride events in London but they don’t often mention accessibility”, says Emma, who is a wheelchair user living in a very rural village. “It’s like you have to find a subgroup of queer disabled spaces, instead of being included in what’s meant to be an inclusive community.” From the start I have been keen that Not A Phase is not just a charity for London people”, says Dani. “We have things that happen here because I am based here, but I have always been adamant about the fact we will go wherever we are needed. I have no qualms in funding Not A Phase workshops anywhere. If someone came to me and said ‘we really loved your safe space workshop in Manchester, but we would really benefit from having them in Bolton.” Alice, a disabled illustrator and full-time wheelchair user felt first-hand how London’s inaccessibility impacted their connection with the queer community as their health worsened.MORE : David Walliams and Matt Lucas meet for first time at Dale Winton’s funeral after ‘seven-year feud’