Godfrey Sealy

Godfrey Stephen Sealy (July 3, 1959 – April 26, 2006) was a Trinidad and Tobago playwright, director, actor, and HIV/AIDS activist. Sealy was diagnosed HIV positive in 1988. That year he staged the play, One of Our Sons Is Missing. The play was the first in Trinidad and Tobago to address the subject of HIV and AIDS.

Early life and education Sealy was born in Port of Spain, and raised in St. James. He attended Fatima College, and was mentored by Beryl McBurnie. The play was published by Macmillan Caribbean as part of a collection, You Can Lead a Horse to Water and Other Plays, in 2005.

HIV/AIDS activism Sealy worked extensively to raise AIDS awareness. After staging One of Our Sons Is Missing in 1988, he went on to create a video to raise awareness in the context of Carnival 1989.

Personal life Sealy was openly gay.