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My book, NEVER BLEND IN: THE LEGACY OF HARVEY MILK is almost complete. If you want your voice to be heard, there is still time and I would be happy to hear your thoughts on Harvey Milk, LGBT suicide, the social inequality faced by LGBT people, your knowledge of PFLAG, The Trevor Project, GLAAD and any other organisations that exist to support the community.

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David


About the author

David Watters is a teacher, personal tutor and freelance writer, based in London, who regularly writes for www.ambiente.us on issues concerning the LGBT Community.

He trained at Napier University (Edinburgh), Trinity College of Music (London) and The Institute of Education, University of London and is currently Musical Theatre Coordinator at Greenwich Community College, London, and one half of the cabaret duo Hideous Gomphidius.

In addition to this, David is involved with The Terrence Higgins Trust and has been actively organising performance events and charity auctions to raise AIDS Awareness amongst his student population, the wider community and to raise funds to support the charity.

David is passionate about raising the profile of Artists and Performers from the LGBT Community and is currently researching a television documentary which focuses on the growing diversity of cabaret performers and venues throughout London.

Since graduating from The Institute of Education, University of London, David has gone on to train with LEAP, as a mediator, and is a qualified facilitator for The Pacific Institute.

As a teacher, his focus has been on inclusion with regard to Special Educational Needs and the development of Creative Partnerships. Using a solid understanding of concepts such as cognitive dissonance, self-efficacy, self and collective belief he continues to embrace his pastoral role as a Personal Tutor for students, aged 16 upwards, who require guidance and support to successfully achieve both their personal and academic goals.

His writing has been championed by Stuart Milk, nephew of Harvey Milk and political activist, who has said: “I love your work, which is vital to show the richness of embracing and celebrating our wonderful diversity. As Harvey would say, you’re bringing medicine into the world that the world needs! Thank you!”


About the book

Never Blend In: The Legacy of Harvey Milk is a timely and unique collection of inspirational interviews with well known and everyday people who represent the great diversity within the LGBT Community.

Role models from education, entertainment, law enforcement, medical and emergency services, politics, religion and sports have participated in this accessible and much needed discourse to illuminate the reader’s journey of self-discovery and self- efficacy.

For young people coming to terms with their sexuality it’s really important that they have positive, high achieving role models as a way of boosting their self esteem and confidence.

Peter Tatchell

Openly LGBT and successful role model figures can play an enormous part in highlighting the wealth of possibilities available to others. Those who successfully model such admirable qualities and character traits as determination, diligence, dignity, vision and consistent effort, can only serve to inspire and encourage the younger generation, or anyone who may be questioning their validity, to lead a balanced, fulfilled and dignified life.

Besides interviews with successful role models from the LGBT community, there are chapters which guide the reader toward a positive self-image and the very real possibility of securing a productive and meaningful life.

Harvey Milk famously said that, “all young people, regardless of sexual orientation or identity, deserve a safe and supportive environment in which to achieve their full potential.”

We have a moral duty to nurture and support our children, to understand their needs and their vulnerabilities. If we fail in this obligation, the results, as we hear daily, can be devastating; with children finding no better option than to harm themselves in order to escape the intolerable despair resulting from perceived or actual rejection, religious intolerance, harassment and a lack of any visible positive inspirational figures.

Life need not be a self-fulfilling prophecy and by recognising that our “truth” has been shaped through our relationships, our environment and our experiences, we can begin to change our perceptions, heighten our self-esteem and move toward our personal and professional goals with clear vision and purpose.