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Gay Man Recounts His NYC Life in the 1960s

by Gilbert Parker

Gay Man Recounts His NYC Life in the 1960s

Gilbert Parker has had a full life. The retired literary and talent agent from William Morris Agency shares stories of his NYC life in the 1960s, which includes a comedic near-hoo...

Satellite overhead image of Tennessee from Google Earth 2022

by Ed Smith

I’m From Knoxville, TN.

I was at my friend’s apartment and we were all drinking and waiting for people so we could go to a party. We were finally on our way to the party and everything seemed normal. U...

Store Owner Finds Success After Being Open and Honest.

by Philip Rafshoon

Store Owner Finds Success After Being Open and Honest.

Philip Rafshoon wanted to open a gay bookstore. He went through all the normal challenges of starting a business but the most difficult was one he certainly wasn’t expecting. Wh...

Filmmaker Met With Resistance After Featuring Gay Couple In Film

by Justin Scarelli

Filmmaker Met With Resistance After Featuring Gay Couple In Film

When Justin Scarelli wrote, produced, and directed a film that had a gay couple in it, he didn’t think much of it. Until some parts of his community started hearing about it. On...

Satellite overhead image of New Jersey from Google Earth 2022

by Matthew Quintero

I’m From Totowa, NJ.

I am 17 years old. I live in New Jersey with my parents and my older sister and younger brother. I was bullied in school because I was overweight and gay. I guess people seeing me...

Satellite overhead image of New York State from Google Earth 2022

by Jim Hlavac

I’m From Brooklyn, NY.

One night in the mid-1970s my parents came home from the theater in Manhattan and told us all about their night on the town. We were living on Long Island, Baldwin to be exact. I ...

State Satellite overhead image from Google Earth 2022

by Desmond Kidney

I’m From Northfield, MN.

Ah, first love. First heartbreak—and second. This story does not feature my fumbled makings-out while skipping chapel on the roof of the science building. This story is not abou...

High School Bully Has A Secret.

by Justin Taylor

High School Bully Has A Secret.

Like too many gay kids in high school, Justin Taylor was bullied. I was a very closeted, afraid, little gay kid in high school. 15, 16 years old. Really afraid of people, really a...

I’m From Helena, AR.

by Jake Halbert

I’m From Helena, AR.

I was just a typical five-year-old kid on the playground, like many others, with no particular direction in life, or so I thought. That was, until I wanted to be involved in an in...

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