What about women and marriage?
I fell in love with a woman once, but that did not work out, it was nice though when it lasted. Somethings are not easy and straight forward. yeah. I used to think that this was a phase, and with prayers, I would be able to get married and all would be well, but it is not working out.
Are you part of any gay scene or group or anything like that in Guyana?
No, I am terrified, because of confidentiality, and also because I think that sometimes we do the same things straight people do, we put on a face and pretend a lot that all is well, just like we do when we with straight people. It is confusing, and very lonely, because you dont want people to laugh at you for being 'in the closet', sometimes I envy those guys who out and proud in their women's clothes..
Do you wear women's clothes?
Nah, i never felt the urge, in Guyana people assume that gay means wearing women's clothes .. besides which, I am hairy, and it would take too much for me to look good in dress and make up.. and in any case, when you get down to it.. you take off all the clothes anyway, man or woman
How many men have you had sex with?
Thousands.. I am gay, so I must have a versatile and busy sex life.. right? I dont know, I dont count.. what I like to reflect on though, is the guys who I might have loved, or who if things were different around us, we could have 'settled down together', all the straight people who could show affection in public, imagine if they could not for whatever reason and things had to be secret
What do you want in the future for you?
I don't know, sometimes i want to stop fighting and die, you know go out there and get AIDs as they want me to, then I would not be a problem for anyone. That takes courage though and maybe God got other things in store for me. Many gay guys around the world are out and proud and are in public life and are accepted. I can't deal with that, so I just do what I have to do, you know christmas, family, friends, work, work, l, do this, do that..survival I guess, and in between find a way to make things work. What I know, is that I will be alone.