Results for "self-awareness"

Dancing In His Underwear for the Garbage Man, Noah Embraced Queerness and Sexuality Since Childhood

by Noah Michelson

Dancing In His Underwear for the Garbage Man, Noah Embraced Queerness and Sexuality Since Childhood

I’m Noah Michelson and I’m from Racine, Wisconsin, which is a good place to go home to now but not a great place to grow up if you’re queer and especially in the 80s. And I ...

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by Melissa Anderson

I’m From Cedar, BC, Canada.

Last fall, I discovered that I am sexually attracted to women. Let me tell you, it came as a bit of a shock to me. I am 28 years old. I have been serious about dating men since I ...

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by Jordan Craig-Wood

I’m From Santa Rosa, CA.

My story started in Santa Rosa, California. I grew up incredibly sheltered and lived in a perfect world created by my mother. After my father passed away when I was a baby, she ma...

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by Phil Vollman

I’m From Reston, VA.

When I was a sophomore I resurrected my school’s gay/straight alliance. My reign lasted three weeks but the lessons I learned will stay with me for a much, much longer time. The...

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by Jason H.

I’m From Corinth, MS.

I grew up in a small, conservative Mississippi town, but it wasn’t until years after leaving that I realized I was gay. So, this is not a dramatic coming out story; I have no an...

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by Torrey Zahler

I’m From St. Michael, MN.

Growing up, my journals were plastered with clippings stolen from my sisters Teen Magazines. There was a lust for the guys. To have…to hold… There wasn’t always a need for w...