Carl Austin-Behan
Stories from across the globe
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My record had been exemplary, I’d just been promoted, won various award, but whom I had fallen in love with had an impact.
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Manchesters first openly gay Lord Mayor in a Mosque with a Rabbi and an Imam showing how our communities had come together.
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I admitted I was gay. They could have sent me to prison.
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They were seen as childhood heroes.
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Even though I did camp it up a bit, I did it in way that people found funny.
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I felt like we needed someone who represented normal gays.
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You need to know that these people were there to look after you and protect you. And when you’re dealing with fire or other incidents, you need that.
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We had to replace Noel Edmonds windscreen after a cricket incident.
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It summed up how much we’ve moved forward with equality, with diversity and with inclusion.
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I can still see his face as if it was yesterday.
Carl Austin-Behan