Timothy Conigrave Australian actor and memoirist Timothy Conigrave was BOTD in 1959. Born in Melbourne, Victoria, he attended a Catholic high school, where he met his future life partner John Caleo. He and Caleo mov…

Australian actor and writer Timothy Conigrave, best known for his heartbreaking memoir “Holding the Man”, was BOTD in 1959, dying of AIDS in 1994, aged 34. #timothyconigrave #holdingtheman #aids #supergays #bornonthisday

One of my all time favourite books. Not the best time to read it again right now, though.
I’ve read it three times and always end up a mess. Such a beautiful and powerfully moving love story.
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Book Cover "Holding the Man" by Timothy Conigrave

I'm not good at challenges.
However I have one book that always pops up first in my head with these challenges: Holding the man.

Thank you Timothy for writing this book in your precious time.

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