by Julian Allen

Growing up in Lufkin is like living in a fantasy land. Smack dead in between Houston and Dallas, you seem to strive for the fast-paced city life in a town of only about 33,000 (on...

by Richard Robinson

At the young age of 5 I had my first homosexual experience of any sort. I took another boys hand while in line to walk out for recess and I kissed it like I saw in those Disney mo...

by Roger Wykes

In high school I always loved going to dances, especially the dances where guys wore formal wear. I have always felt sexy wearing beautiful clothes, and there were very few social...

by Kenneth

Leviticus 18:22: “Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman, that is detestable.” 4 years ago for Sabbath School I had to know that verse along with a handful of others d...

by Matt G.

I had this friend, I called him ZK, and we had been friends since he was in 6th grade, I was in 7th. We were on the volleyball team together for 2 years, he quit in his 8th grade ...

by Matthew Lucas

I spent my first year of college in Stevens Point, WI. A small community completely devoted to natural resources, forestry, and for some reason camouflage attire. Needless to say ...

by Tyrell Gorton

NOTE: Sylvia’s Place is an emergency night shelter and daytime community space for homeless LGBTQ youth, 16-24, in New York City. Every story this week will by someone from Sy...

by Ryan Reed

I was kind of shunned when I was growing up. I was always the weird kid. Classmates would avoid me whenever possible. Everybody would constantly ask me if I were gay, and I would ...

by James Heffron

“But I love Katie Phillips, I can’t be gay.” This was the mantra with which I breathed nearly every breath since puberty. There is no doubt that I loved, and still love, Kat...