The Gimp Man of Essex is the Hero We All Need

A mysterious man in black has been appearing throughout Essex since June, 2013. Now when I say a man in black, we’re not talking the typical black suit or general entirely black attire. No, we’re talking a man in a black gimp suit. Though, he does have an official (self-appointed) title of The Gimp Man of Essex – he even has his own FACEBOOK page, and is developing a following on TWITTER.

You might be wondering why ‘The Gimp Man of Essex’ is going about said business. Well, it’s all for a good cause actually. Mr Gimp, as I shall call him from here on out, encourages people who see him to approach him and have a photo taken with him. For every photo that gets posted, our right honourable Gimp donate money to the mental health charity.

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His whole intention is to bring awareness to mental health but also to encourage acceptance, whilst challenging stereotypes. Mr Gimp is choosing to remain anonymous, even his wife and children are not aware of his alter-ego. Though it was a friend that suggested to him that he could ‘do some good’ with the attention wearing his suit outside would draw.

As said, for every photo people take with, or of, him he himself makes a donation to MIND, but he is also asking those he encounters, or anyone who hears of his extracurricular activities, to make their own donation if they can. If you would like to donate to The Gimp Man of Essex’s cause you can do so HERE.

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Alongside this, Mr Gimp offers his services as a non-profit ‘rent-a-gimp’ and regularly answers questions about BDSM (among other things) on social network sites – for the curious. Of course our good friend here does get some stick and abuse, but on the whole he has said people are very welcoming and excited to get a photo taken. He’s so far popped up in Colchester, Clacton, Brentwood, Braintree, and a garden centre in Sudbury. Mr Gimp also adheres to a strict code of schedule conduct; he doesn’t go out on weekends, or during school holidays under the guise of your friendly neighbourhood gimp.

In his own words;

‘I am not scary, and I will not hurt you. I am just out and about to make people smile and hopefully brighten a few days up. Please take a photo and send it to this page to earn the charity MIND £1. If you see me, please stop for a chat, I don’t bite!’

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‘Making an appearance at an Essex town near you very soon! This black latex clad figure is out to cheer people up from the drudgery of everyday life! Please stop and say hello and have a picture taken with him!

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