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PSYCHOSIS: A Story About A Man Who Defies Society

I stumbled on this piece penned by Kingsley Okechukwu and originally published on kingkingsley.wordpress.com, and I felt compelled to share it here. The protagonist talked about in the story is

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That Piece About Gay Sex And Sexual Identity

Originally published on blackgaymensblog.com, with the title ‘Sexuality and Identity: Does Gay Sex Make One Homosexual?’ * Personally, I do not believe that engaging in gay sex once makes a

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The Issue Of Too Many Skins On Skin

The gay community has developed quite the reputation for promiscuity over the years. It wasn’t long ago that homosexuality was a shameful, unspeakable evil, best left to anonymous trysts in

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LAST WORDS

Here I am, writing down my emotions, because I’d rather do that than speak a word about what I’m feeling. Recently I don’t even know what I feel. I dated

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When Something Died

WRITER’s NOTE: This is a story from my past. * Blurry-eyed and fuzzy-headed, I woke up. I’ve had exactly one type of hangover in my life, and this didn’t feel

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Hopscotch To Abuja

Most people I meet are through Instagram, so I can’t quite relate when people mention meeting people on grindr, manjam, and the like. I am Instagram addict, and that is

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An Open Letter To Ageist Gay Men

This piece was originally published on Queerty.com * Dear Ageist Gays, George Bernard Shaw famously wrote “Youth is wasted on the young.” If you don’t understand what this means, then

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STITCHES AND BRITCHES

All my life, I have tried to understand the world of fashion. I have tried to understand why I shouldn’t wear brown and black together (I refuse to use the

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WHO I WILL ALWAYS BE

You all know about that world we live in – the one where we go to school, get good grades, get a good job, get married, have kids, retire and

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You Can’t Save Them All

You can’t save them all. It’s not for a lack of trying, because you actually do try. You try to be a good friend. You try to always be there,