Category Archives: Gay

My hopes and dreams

Posted on November 27, 2011 by

Lester is 21 years old, and a student at a local university. He lives in an HDB flat with his parents and sister, and is HIV-positive. I must have been around 18 years old when I got infected with HIV. … Continue reading →

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Here I am

Posted on October 21, 2011 by

Mohd Ashraff is 37 years old. He works as a counsellor, and lives with his partner. I gladly identify as a gay Indian-Muslim. However, I’m not able to openly identify myself as a gay man at work, but I warm … Continue reading →

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I remember him

Posted on October 9, 2011 by

Tarry, in his mid-thirties, works in the IT industry. He likes to keep up-to-date with his electronic gadgets. I have a photo of his tombstone here on my handphone. Here, you can see it. I took it recently. The very … Continue reading →

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A double closet

Posted on October 9, 2011 by

Lance is in his forties. He works as a consultant and often has to travel overseas for his job. It’s like being in a double closet.  Being gay is one closet, being mentally ill is the other. I have bipolar … Continue reading →

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Mother

Posted on October 1, 2011 by

Bradley was born in the United States of America and has lived for many years in Singapore, where he works as an English teacher. He is in his early 40s. I had just come home from college one Christmas, expecting … Continue reading →

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So afraid for my life

Posted on October 1, 2011 by

Zakaria works as a civil servant in a government statutory board. He is 24 years old and grew up in a Malay-Muslim family. When my father came out of the psychologist’s office, his eyes were red and puffy. As he … Continue reading →

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Let go of your fears

Posted on September 1, 2011 by

Wee Lee, 29 years old, works as a marketing executive, and has been in a relationship with his current boyfriend for many years. There was this guy in my secondary four class who was very effeminate. We called him “prostitute” … Continue reading →

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