The Gift
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The Gift
This piece begins with the story of Arthur Barlow, a Lincoln resident whose life briefly appears in newspaper and police records from the 1930s.
We know very little about Arthur's own thoughts or feelings. Instead, what survives is a record of how society viewed people who did not fit expected ideas of gender and identity.
Moving between past and present, the piece reflects on the courage it can take to be yourself, the importance of acceptance, and the joy that can be found in being seen for who you are.
It leaves us with a simple question: when someone trusts you enough to show you who they are, what do you do with that gift?
