Interview with David
- Reference Number: DW-94/1/10/1
- Date: 2013
- Level: Piece
- Extent: 1 item
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Description: 1.10- just separated from partner who he?d been in a civil partnership for about 4 months, in the process of getting a dissolutionment. Still trying to find place in the community.
1.55- came out at 16, his mum didn?t speak to him for 2 weeks, and dad was okay with it immediately. But it was difficult because he was outed by his sister. Also difficult because his cousin was a lesbian and close with his mum so he thought she?d be more supportive straight away
3.10- depression, had come out but hadn?t dealt with it himself
4.00- getting involved with the LGBT community has helped him accept himself
4.35- importance of having people like you to talk to when you are young, what does it actually mean to be gay? Depression can creep up on you and it?s important to have someone there to help you, someone who understands what you are going to, and then in turn you can help others
6.40- when he first came out it wasn?t a big deal, it was a part of him but not his full self, but actually it is a big part of your life and effects a lot of things that you do
7.20- sometimes finds himself acting in certain ways to appear straight because of people?s attitudes, notes that Wolverhampton isn?t the best place to be gay
8.10- doesn?t feel like he can be himself in a lot of situations. Couldn?t think of coming out in high school as he was already bullied anyway, but looking back feels he was a bit of a coward not doing it
9.45- remembers the consensual age for gay people going down to 16, and not being bothered as he wasn?t 16 but realising in hindsight that he shouldn?t have been like that because straight people already just have these things, why shouldn?t gay people? Was excited when civil marriage came in but can?t see himself doing that ever again. Just because it?s not for him, gay people who want to get married should have the right to get married.
11.40- hears from people that there?s nothing left to fight for they basically have equality now, but that?s not really true, there?s always something to fight for
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