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Rosemary Bailey (Author)
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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Serpent's Tail (15 Nov 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1852425210
  • ISBN-13: 978-1852425210
  • Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13.4 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Scarlet Ribbons is the story of the Rev. Simon Bailey, a priest with AIDS, and the remarkable support he received from his Yorkshire mining village parish. He remained rector of Dinnington until the end: the only priest with AIDS to stay in his parish. In 1995, BBC?s Everyman screened Simon's Cross, his story, and received a phenomenal response. In his struggle to make sense of his suffering and approaching death, Simon articulated the suffering of the many: the sick, the bereaved, those trying to come to terms with their homosexuality, other AIDS sufferers and their carers. Simon's sister, journalist Rosemary Bailey, has tried, as he did, to make some sense of his death. Her unsentimental and poignant account is a story for our time.

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Rosemary Bailey was born in Yorkshire in 1953, and studied English and Philosophy at Bristol University. She has worked as a journalist for twenty years, writing about sexual politics, culture and travel for many publications including the Sunday Times, Guardian and Vogue. She now lives in London and France with her husband, biographer Barry Miles, and their son.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Book was a gift, 6 Jun 2010
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3.0 out of 5 stars Exposing the Pink Elephant in the Sanctuary, 25 Nov 2007
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This review is from: Scarlet Ribbons: A Priest with AIDS (Paperback)
Do you remember in "X-Men (1)" when a woman gave a speech on future X-men, a Congressperson interjected, "How can we make rules on X-men if you are going to be so secretive about who is and who isn't!?"? This book takes that concern as its guiding light. Many people may whisper about the large numbers of priests who are gay, but few individual priests have come out. If many priests are gay, then they have HIV as a serious concern as other men-who-have-sex-with-men do. This book gives a face to two subjects that people want to avoid or tend to speak of in quiet voices. Father Simon has a distinction in that he continued serving once he was out as HIV-positive, unlike many other priests who retire and don't reveal their secret to their flocks.

This book was written by a journalist, Father Simon's sister. Relatives who cared for people with AIDS may really relate to her struggles. Still, I got tired of reading, "Here are some facts. And here are some comments from my brother's diary. And here are some comments from my own."

This book spoke of a different place and a different time. Britain can be seen as having better gay rights laws than the US. I think Britain's HIV crisis is not as intense as that in the US. The Anglican Church is huge in Britain, but Episcopalians, the US equivalent, only make up about 2% of the US population. When Americans think of gay priests, they'd probably think of Catholic ones, rather than Episcopal ones, first. Also, the US has had a major crisis over pedophile priests; that topic isn't mentioned in this book at all.

This book may feel dated as stronger HIV drugs were manufactured shortly after Father Simon died. Perhaps he would have lived if he had had them. There is an emphasis on "dying from AIDS" in this book and now many people "live with AIDS" via these new and improved medications. Additionally, this book may feel VERY anti-climactic. As a priest who supported liberal causes, loved dancing, and worked in the theater, the author makes it clear that everyone suspected her brother was gay, including her family. When her brother became shockingly thin and couldn't shake medical problems, it was just obvious to his flock that he had HIV. So this is not about a man who shocked the community by his orientation and health status.

The book is not a difficult read, but it took me forever to finish. I don't know these church members. I didn't see the British TV show on which Father Simon came out on two matters. Perhaps only Britons who saw the news segment will relate to this book.
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