# Finding Pride in Barbados: Patrick's Journey Through Sexuality, Gender, and Dementia

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Podcast: [Coming Out Stories](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coming-out-stories-414403)
Published: 2025-07-16T06:00:00+00:00
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When Patrick Kitana Ettenes bluntly told his father "I suck dick, daddy" at 15 years old, it marked just one turning point in a life brimming with extraordinary challenges and triumphs. Born in Barbados in 1983 to a Dutch father and Trinidadian mother, Patrick's childhood was a paradox of privilege and pain—his father's high-profile security work with prime ministers and diplomats couldn't shield him from relentless bullying due to his feminine expression. Patrick's shocking classroom experi...

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