Holding the Man: Popular PenguinsAs uplifting as it is moving, Holding the Man is a funny, sad and celebratory account of growing up gay, and a powerful love story. In the mid seventies at an all boys Catholic school in Melbourne, Timothy Conigrave fell wildly and sweetly in love with the captain of the football team. So began a relationship that was to last for fifteen years, a love affair that weathered disapproval, separation and, ultimately, death. With honesty and insight,