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Gay Woman Learns To Love Her Body. “I Gave Myself Permission To Redefine My Life And Who I Am.”
My name is Raven. I’m from Brooklyn, New York. My freshman year of high school, I went to a school that was pretty gay. So when I moved to North Carolina my second year, my soph...
Social Media And Obsession With Body Image Led Gay Teen To Seek Unhealthy Validation. “I Felt That This Was What I Had To Do As A Gay Man.”
My name is Kevin Carnell. I’m originally from Miami, Florida. I remember being 19 years old when I initially came out. I was going to school at the University of Central Florida...
Gay Man Overcomes Insecurities And Finds Confidence In The Gay Scene.
I’m Vincent Scarfo and I’m from Flanders, New Jersey. Growing up, I was bullied for not only being gay but also for being fat. A lot of the bullying around being gay was also ...
After Near-Fatal Bout With Weight Loss, Gay Son Chooses Happiness Over Father’s Approval.
My name is Richard Fox and I’m from Queens, New York. I, in my adolescence, had gained some weight as a kid, say from my second grade to high school I basically progressively be...
“Men Are Gay Because They Like Men. You Should Think About Putting on a Little Muscle Next Time.”
My name is Jason Wimberly, and I grew up in a small town called Lodi, California, So I was fortunate enough to go to this amazing art school where you would major like in a univer...
After Becoming Vegan, Queer Woman Experiences Unexpected Results
My name is Shannon Clarke and I’m from Miami, Florida. Three years ago I went to a bookstore looking for a book on healthier eating and picked up this book and it happened to be...
The Importance of Finding Your Tribe In The Gay Community.
My name is Robert Scott and I’m from San Diego, California. My father was a periodic alcoholic, he would come home and tear up the house, I mean, not literally, but cause a grea...
How Punk Music and Feminism Changed a Young Life.
My name is Rudy Garcia, and I’m from East L.A. I’m the last of eight children, and our family migrated here in the late ‘70s. My parents – at that point, by the time I rea...
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