I watched this movie on Netflix with zero historical context. I was completely blown away by the story of Timothy Conigrave’s 15 year relationship with John Caleo. I subsequently went out and bought the book. I will never shake this story. I grew up during the height of the AIDS epidemic and lost an aunt and a cousin to it. Despite the grief, misunderstanding and outright hatred of the time, there was also so much love - hopeless, defiant love. Holding the Man is a memoir that is at once an intersection of identity, loss and remembrance. But at it’s core, it’s a love story. More than that, it is an act of transcendence, for in writing this book, Tim ensures no one will ever forget the love he shared with John.
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