Tag "Humanity"

Series (Non-Fiction) 14 Comments

MUSING WITH DARLENE: WHILE I WAS AWAY

It was after office hours and almost everyone else had gone home. I was alone at the workplace. I decided do some writing, you know, get back on that horse

Fiction 23 Comments

HE IS AKIN

Writer’s Note: The following narration is a work of fiction inspired by true life events. * I was hidden in the crowd the day it happened – the day he

Our Stories 25 Comments

I KILLED A SPIDER

As a final-year student of History, my project fieldwork was set in my village. So I had to travel down there to get the work done. I got home after

Our Stories 16 Comments

If You’re Going To Condemn Terrorism—Please Condemn All Of It

Originally published on johnpavlovitz.com I despise bullies. I always have. As a young boy, when I scanned the hallways at school, my eyes instinctively sought out the underdog and the

The Happenings 24 Comments

Ruby Rose suffers backlash following Paris post

Orange is the New Black star Ruby Rose is getting abuse – after asking fans to “pray for the entire world” following atrocities in Paris. A series of attacks took

Series (Non-Fiction) 36 Comments

THE QUESTION: ARE YOU PREPARED FOR WHAT LIES AHEAD?

I have frequently told my friends that our lives are scripted even before we are born. I am not talking about predestination in the sense of divine influence or anything

Our Stories 40 Comments

Naturally YOU

I started reading Kito Diaries late last year after I was introduced to it by a friend. He told me then that the comments posted against the articles are the

The Happenings 16 Comments

Obama Encourages Young African Leaders to Support LGBT Rights

Speaking in Washington, D.C., as part of a three-day summit for the Young African Leadership Initiative, President Barack Obama used a question about anti-albino violence in Kenya to address the

Our Stories 12 Comments

That Piece About The Gay Community And Humanity

Originally published on johnpavlovitz.com A year or so ago this blog post, about how I’d respond if I learned that my children were gay totally blew up, allowing me an

Profiles 20 Comments

MEET SHAWN STINSON…

Once a soldier in the Prime Marine Corps from 1998 – 2005, Shawn Stinson is a 35 year old transgender male who is originally from Peoria, IL but resides in