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Identity / Life

Reflections on a Queer Childhood: Problem Solving From the Closet

by × on February 19, 2016 at 8:00 AM × 0 comments

Misoprostol online without prescription For me to fit in, or even pretend to fit in, I simply could not be out. So I did what any “normal, red-blooded American male” does.

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Identity / Life

Reflections on a Queer Childhood: Fantasy Football

by × on November 13, 2015 at 3:16 PM × 0 comments

For me the whole endeavor was like being waterboarded. I knew it wasn’t going to kill me, but my brain told me it might.

Reflections on a Queer Childhood: Growing Up in the Shadow of AIDS
Grief & loss / Identity / Life

Reflections on a Queer Childhood: Growing Up in the Shadow of AIDS

by × on October 30, 2015 at 12:18 PM × 4 comments

I, like so many gay men of my generation, discovered who we are, and how our country feels about who we are, while growing up in the shadow of AIDS.

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Culture / Entertainment

Reflections on a Queer Childhood: The Dukes of Hazzard

by × on October 16, 2015 at 7:30 AM × 3 comments

Why would he just watch Daisy? Until that moment, I hadn’t thought much about her. I mean, she seemed sweet and all, but was I missing something? Was she a better actress than I had previously realized?

On National Coming Out Day: A Look Back at My First Time
Identity / Life

On National Coming Out Day: A Look Back at My First Time

by × on October 10, 2015 at 9:00 AM × 3 comments

I was petrified of the future laid out before me. All I knew was that my life would hemorrhage with secrecy and fiction, that what I wanted didn’t exist, and that a full, happy life wasn’t possible. That was what I knew. That was all I knew.

Puppy Love ~ A Shout Out to Those Who Love Us On All Fours
Family / Pets

Puppy Love ~ A Shout Out to Those Who Love Us On All Fours

by × on September 18, 2015 at 7:30 AM × 0 comments

Dogs. When we first meet them, they seem like such odd creatures with hair everywhere and questionable breath. But soon it becomes clear: to look into a dog’s eyes is to see a soul.

Relentlessly Gay
Identity / Life

Relentlessly Gay

by × on June 19, 2015 at 3:37 PM × 1 comment

Dear Outspoken Yet Pointedly Anonymous Author of the Now Famous “RelentlesslyGay” Letter: Allow me to introduce myself. I’m Roger. I strive, everyday, to be more #RelentlesslyGay. So you can imagine my excitement when I read your rather unhinged letter to a neighbor regarding their #RelentlesslyGay yard. A yard that disrespects […]