by Catherine Barrett | Mar 13, 2018 | NAC Stories
What Pride means to me is learning to be comfortable in yourself and loving you for who you are. You need to feel like you are able to love, date and care for whoever you want My message to men who were unjustly convicted is don’t be afraid to be true to yourself as...
by Catherine Barrett | Mar 13, 2018 | NAC Stories, Uncategorized
Pride means to be able to walk in public with confidence and head held high. To be able to say ‘I’m a gay man’ in conversation with strangers. To listen to and acknowledge the journeys travelled by the elders who have paved the way for this life we lead My message to...
by Catherine Barrett | Mar 13, 2018 | NAC Stories, Uncategorized
Pride means being proud of who I am despite my differences. That I am just as worthy as everyone else. That I have just as much positivity, life, and energy to contribute to the world as everyone else. That I want to leave the world a little bit better off for those I...
by Catherine Barrett | Mar 13, 2018 | NAC Stories, Uncategorized
Pride means I can be the person I really am, quite independent of the societal commentators on how one should think concerning one’s sexuality. To be relaxed as to how I conduct myself as a gay man in everyday activities. To feel at home with the human race in the...
by Catherine Barrett | Mar 13, 2018 | NAC Stories, Uncategorized
Pride means to me being able to live my life true to myself, having true friends around me, gay, bi, straight. Being able to feel comfortable with all my friends as a gay man and Drag Queen. The total acceptance of family and friends of who I am. Doing my best to pass...
by Catherine Barrett | Mar 13, 2018 | NAC Stories
To me, pride means celebrating my differences rather than hiding from them. I remind myself on a daily basis that I’m lucky to be gay, because I’ve been able to grow up with a firm sense of social justice and important understanding of oppression and marginalisation....
