Results for "masculinity"
Closeted Gay Athlete In Small Town Finds Hope in Will & Grace. “That Show Saved My Life.”
My name is Brandon Hines. I’m from Dublin, Georgia. When I was about, I would say 10 or so years old, I was very masculine, very into sports. I was the typical boy. I had a cous...
K-Pop Band BTS Helps Trans Man Break Free of Gender Expectations. “I Didn’t Have to Fit into this Trans Box of What a Trans Man Should Be.”
My name is Kieran and I’m from Amarillo, Texas. It was 2016 and I was around 29 years old, and I’d been transitioning for about a year and a half at the time. Before I came ou...
Story Update: Antonio Cerna Discusses Family, Gender Expectations & The Arc of Progress In The LGBTQ Movement.
Nathan: Welcome to this week’s Story Update. This week is especially special because we’re speaking with the second storyteller ever on I’m From Driftwood, Antonio. So firs...
Gay Man Finds Confidence And Sheds His Toxic Masculinity On The Theater Stage. “For Once, You’re Seeing The Real Me.”
My name is Jack. I’m from Chicago, Illinois. So I came out of the closet when I was about 15 years old. I come from a very masculine, sportsy middle class suburban background, a...
“Being Masculine Is Preferred.” The Pressures of Acting Masculine in the Gay Community.
I’m Daniel Bahner, I’m from Cincinnati, Ohio. When I was three years old, I was obsessed with the Wizard of Oz. It was my favorite movie. Dorothy was my favorite character, an...
I’m From San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
The changes in life that we notice the most are the bold ones. Subtlety comes so easily to the secret-holders; we live in silence, and we barely hear our own echoes. But silence c...