"This memoir is brutally honest Wonderful!" Russell T. DaviesActivist. Journalist. Survivor. One mans journey from prejudice to Pride.Paul Burston wasnt always the iconic voice of LGBTQ+ London that he is today. Paul came out in the mid1980s, when gay still felt like a dirty word, especially in the small Welsh town where he grew up. He moved to London hoping for a happier life, only to watch in horror as his newfound community was decimated by AIDS. But even in the depths of his grief, Paul vowed never to stop fighting back on behalf of his young friends whose lives were cut tragically short.Its a promise hes kept to this day. As an activist he stormed the House of Commons during the debate over the age of consent. As a journalist he spoke up for the rights of the community at a time of tabloid homophobia and legal inequality. As a novelist he founded the groundbreaking Polari Prize.But his lifestyle hid a dark secret, and Pauls demonsshame, trauma, griefstalked him on every corner. In an attempt to silence them, he began to selfmedicate.From almost drowning at eighteen to a nearfatal overdose at thirtyeight, this is Pauls story of what happened in the twenty years between, and how he carved out a life that his teenage self could scarcely have imagined. Emotional but often witty, We Can Be Heroes is an illuminating memoir of the eighties, nineties and noughties from a gay man who only just survived them.

Binding: Paperback;320 pages; Publisher: Amazon Publishing; Classification: BM; Weight: 408 g; Dimensions: 131 x 220 x 23

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