Benjamin Gho

Benjamin Gho, called Ben by his friends for short and also well known by his drag persona name of Bernice, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, 27 March 2018. His unexpected death sent shock waves throughout the LGBT community.

His family requested privacy in their time of grief and held a private wake. Gay bars, Epiphyte and Backstage Bar held memorials on Friday, 30 March 2018 and Sunday, 1 April 2018 respectively.

For some in the LGBT community, he was a dear and generous friend. To most, he was a reassuring presence and constant in their gaybourhood, giving it a cozy familiarity and hospitality. Their night time revels always included a place where at least one person knew who they were, and would welcome them in.

With a career in nightlife that spanned Mox Bar, Happy (he was the club's guest door bitch many a time), DYMK and Epiphyte, he also lived the 'life nocturnal' - after working the weekend, he would be out partying on Sundays, back in the days when Sunday was the only gay night out.

People who were familiar with Bernice, her drag persona observed that she was never that camp - her manner was never exaggerated, which is not to say she was any less fabulous for simply just being her. Indeed, the Bernice alter ego wasn't too far away from Ben's persona. Ben was Bernice. And Bernice was Ben. Both were him and her, worn proudly and matter-of-factly.

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This article was written by Roy Tan.