A Few Minutes with Murray Billett
LGBTQ advocate Murray Billett has had an important impact on the local gay community and has no plans on slowing down now by emil tiedemann T HERE are few others in Edmonton who are as essential to the advancement of the local LGBTQ community as Murray Billett . Some might even go further and assess Billett’s work for LGBTQ equality and acceptance as amongst the most important in the whole province. Billett, on the other hand, would probably beg to differ. The man himself, Murray Billett! Born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Billett eventually made his way to Alberta. He married, had two sons, and worked in labour relations and conflict resolution, all while living with a secret that – if revealed – he knew would change everything in his life. “I was so very afraid to come out, the consequences I felt were insurmountable,” Billett admitted. After five years of marriage, Billett knew that he had to be honest with not just his family and friends, but more impor...