Coming Out to Cab Drivers — A Necessary Risk
Several days ago, I found myself on a taxi ride home, engaging in conversation with the driver about blacks and education. He asked whether or not I was in college; I told him I was and he proceeded to clap, thanking me for doing something for blacks “across the world.”
Hate and Homophobia in Manizales, Colombia
This is from earlier this year… something that I find utterly sad, evidence of why some of us deal with …
To My Family, Queerness is an Immigrant Thing
I talked to a friend about the last post, and she posed that very simple question. To begin with: Having …
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