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One of Bermuda’s biggest entertainers is calling on people to make a stand to help break the silence that masks domestic violence.
Mark Anderson is planning to hold a protest to raise awareness of victims who are being attacked behind closed doors.
Mr. Anderson, who is best known as drag queen Sybil Barrington, called it a “public outrage” that people were not speaking out about relatives being abused.
He says people should be willing to break “Bermuda’s silence” rather than hoping the problem of domestic violence will go away on its own.
Mr. Anderson is yet to decide on a date and venue but he wants men, women and children to join him for the peaceful protest.
His call for a protest comes at a particular poignant time as it is Domestic Violence Month and calls to the Women Resource’s Centre hotline have soared by 31 per cent.