When Paul O’Grady died on Wednesday at the age of 67, tributes poured in from everywhere, from writers, entertainers, politicians and anyone affected by his life and work.
Born to a working-class Irish family in Wirral, O’Grady was a care worker before making a name for himself on the London gay scene in the 1980s with his drag persona, Lily Savage. In the years after, O’Grady became a household name, known for his political and animal rights activism as well as his warmth and quick wit.
