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Paul Burston


Last Updated: 12/23/2009

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Age: 44
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Friday, November 06, 2009 

Current mood:  touched
Category: News and Politics
Today I received a message from a wonderful woman called Glenda in Trinidad.

It made me sad and it made me angry, and it also gave me hope that things can change. 
With her kind permission, I'd like to share it you.


Hello Paul,

No you don't know me Paul but I just read your piece on the Candle Light Vigil in T Square and was very moved by it, I felt compelled to send you a message. I live on the island of Trinidad but am a world-weary traveler and visited your beautiful city many times and am a fag hag of old. Love the clubs and DTPM, Fire and Fabric were my fave clubs to party, when I was last there.

On my island we have the most violent and heinous of crimes - usually murder and mutilation - committed against gay men in our community. A little over three weeks ago, a gay man was stabbed 24 times about the body, throat slit to the point of decapitation and his body dragged about, in his own home by the murders. While the police may know who the criminals are they seldom do anything about it because, to be gay on this island means you are considered less than sub-human. In my lifetime I have known four gay men who've been murdered and mutilated, the criminals never brought to justice or set free after the furor over the incident has died down. This should not be. 

I am teaching my nine-year-old son, by example, to be tolerant and accepting of us as humans.... 
I love being alive and believe that everyone born has the right to live their life as is pleasing to them, with no one negating their very existence because they don't fit into a mold of generally held consensus, no matter their race, creed, class or sexuality.

Thank you for being alive, being active open and out.

yours 
Glenda
5:52 PM
 
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Jon

 
Oh my god - what a fascinating woman. Living in such a primitive homophobic environment yet so positive at the same time. We all have such a vey long way to go before the battles are won... Jx
 
Posted by Jon on Friday, November 06, 2009 - 8:07 PM
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Paul Burston
Paul Burston

 
Indeed. But as you say, what an amazing woman. I was very touched by her writing to me like this. px
 
Posted by Paul Burston on Saturday, November 07, 2009 - 9:35 AM
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blackeyedblonde

 
What a humbling message.
Kudos to Glenda & keep up the good fight.
BEB
xxx

 
Posted by blackeyedblonde on Saturday, November 07, 2009 - 4:27 PM
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Paul Burston
Paul Burston

 
Beautiful, isn't it? I felt very humbled by it, and very moved. px
 
Posted by Paul Burston on Saturday, November 07, 2009 - 5:02 PM
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